GDC-1 genes conferring herbicide resistance

ABSTRACT

Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance to plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a polypeptide that confers resistance or tolerance to glyphosate herbicides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants. Compositions also comprise transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules corresponding to glyphosate resistant nucleic acid sequences are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, or a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, as well as variants and fragments thereof.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/453, 237, filed Mar. 10, 2003, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention provides novel genes encoding herbicide resistance, which are useful in plant biology, crop breeding, and plant cell culture.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] N-phosphonomethylglycine, commonly referred to as glyphosate, is an important agronomic chemical. Glyphosate inhibits the enzyme that converts phosphoenolpyruvic acid (PEP) and 3-phosphoshikimic acid to 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimic acid. Inhibition of this enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase; referred to herein as “EPSP synthase”) kills plant cells by shutting down the shikimate pathway, thereby inhibiting aromatic acid biosynthesis.

[0004] Since glyphosate-class herbicides inhibit aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, they not only kill plant cells, but are also toxic to bacterial cells. Glyphosate inhibits many bacterial EPSP synthases, and thus is toxic to these bacteria. However, certain bacterial EPSP synthases may have a high tolerance to glyphosate.

[0005] Plant cells resistant to glyphosate toxicity can be produced by transforming plant cells to express glyphosate-resistant EPSP synthases. A mutated EPSP synthase from Salmonella typhimurium strain CT7 confers glyphosate resistance in bacterial cells, and confers glyphosate resistance on plant cells (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,535,060, 4,769,061, and 5,094,945). Thus, there is a precedent for use of glyphosate-resistant bacterial EPSP synthases to confer glyphosate resistance upon plant cells.

[0006] An alternative method to generate target genes resistant to a toxin (such as an herbicide) is to identify and develop enzymes that result in detoxification of the toxin to an inactive or less active form. This can be accomplished by identifying enzymes that encode resistance to the toxin in a toxin-sensitive test organism, such as a bacterium.

[0007] Castle et al (WO 02/36782 A2) describe proteins (glyphosate N-acetyltransferases) that are described as modifying glyphosate by acetylation of a secondary amine to yield N-acetylglyphosate.

[0008] Barry et al (U.S. Pat. No. 5,463,175) describes genes encoding an oxidoreductase (GOX), and states that GOX proteins degrade glyphosate by removing the phosphonate residue to yield amino methyl phosphonic acid (AMPA). This suggests that glyphosate resistance can also be conferred, at least partially, by removal of the phosphonate group from glyphosate. However, the resulting compound (AMPA) appears to provide reduced but measurable toxicity upon plant cells. Barry describes the effect of AMPA accumulation on plant cells as resulting in effects including chlorosis of leaves, infertility, stunted growth, and death. Barry (U.S. Pat. No. 6,448,476) describes plant cells expressing an AMPA-N-acetyltransferase (phnO) to detoxify AMPA.

[0009] Phophonates, such as glyphosate, can also be degraded by cleavage of C-P bond by a C-P lyase. Wacket et al. (1987) J. Bacteriol. 169:710-717 described strains that utilize glyphosate as a sole phosphate source. Kishore et al. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262:12164-12168 and Shinabarger et al. (1986) J. Bacteriol. 168:702-707 describe degradation of glyphosate by C-P Lyase to yield glycine and inorganic phosphate.

[0010] While several strategies are available for detoxification of toxins, such as the herbicide glyphosate, as described above, new activities capable of degrading glyphosate are useful. Novel genes and genes conferring glyphosate resistance by novel mechanisms of action would be of additional usefulness. Single genes conferring glyphosate resistance by formation of non-toxic products would be especially useful.

[0011] Thus, novel genes encoding resistance to herbicides are needed.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

[0012] Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance to plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a polypeptide that confers resistance or tolerance to glyphosate herbicides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants. Compositions also comprise transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds.

[0013] In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules corresponding to glyphosate resistance-conferring nucleic acid sequences are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, or a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, as well as variants and fragments thereof. Nucleotide sequences that are complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the invention, or that hybridize to a sequence of the invention are also encompassed.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0014]FIG. 1 is a diagram that shows GDC-1 (full), GDC-1 (23), GDC-1 (35), GDC-1 (59), and GDC-1 (35 H3mut), as well as the location of the TPP binding domains and the location (X) of a mutation.

[0015]FIG. 2 shows an alignment of the predicted proteins resulting from translation of the clones GDC-1 (full) (SEQ ID NO:19), GDC-1 (23) (SEQ ID NO:6), GDC-1 (35) (SEQ ID NO:8), and GDC-1 (59) (SEQ ID NO:11).

[0016]FIG. 3 shows an alignment of GDC-1 protein (SEQ ID NO:19) to pyruvate decarboxylase of Saccharomyces cerevesiae (SEQ ID NO:13), a putative indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase from Salmonella typhimurium (SEQ ID NO:14), pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1) from Zymomonas mobilis (SEQ ID NO:15), acetolactate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevesiae (SEQ ID NO:16), and acetolactate synthase from Magnaporthe grisea (SEQ ID NO:17). The alignment shows the most highly conserved amino acid residues highlighted in black, and highly conserved amino acid residues highlighted in gray.

[0017]FIG. 4 shows the growth of GDC-1 expressing cells at various concentrations of glyphosate as compared to vector and media only controls at 42 hours. Growth was measured by absorbance at 600 nm.

[0018]FIGS. 5A shows the HPLC column elution profile of C¹⁴ from a sample not incubated with GDC-1, and FIG. 5B shows the HPLC column elution profile of C¹⁴ after incubation with 100 ng GDC-1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods for regulating resistance in organisms, particularly in plants or plant cells. The methods involve transforming organisms with nucleotide sequences encoding a glyphosate resistance protein of the invention. In particular, the nucleotide sequences of the invention are useful for preparing plants that show increased tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. Thus, transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include nucleic acids and proteins relating to glyphosate tolerance in plants as well as transformed plants, plant tissues and seeds. More particularly, nucleotide sequences encoding all or part of the “glyphosate resistance-conferring decarboxylase” gene GDC-1 and the amino acid sequences of the proteins encoded thereby are disclosed. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other glyphosate resistance genes, as selectable markers, and the like.

Definitions

[0020] “Glyphosate” includes any herbicidal form of N-phosphonomethylglycine (including any salt thereof) and other forms that result in the production of the glyphosate anion in planta.

[0021] “Glyphosate (or herbicide) resistance-conferring decarboxylase” or “GDC” includes a DNA segment that encodes all or part of a glyphosate (or herbicide) resistance protein. This includes DNA segments that are capable of expressing a protein that confers glyphosate (herbicide) resistance to a cell.

[0022] An “herbicide resistance protein” or a protein resulting from expression of an “herbicide resistance-encoding nucleic acid molecule” includes proteins that confer upon a cell the ability to tolerate a higher concentration of an herbicide than cells that do not express the protein, or to tolerate a certain concentration of an herbicide for a longer time than cells that do not express the protein.

[0023] A “glyphosate resistance protein” includes a protein that confers upon a cell the ability to tolerate a higher concentration of glyphosate than cells that do not express the protein, or to tolerate a certain concentration of glyphosate for a longer time than cells that do not express the protein. By “tolerate” or “tolerance” is intended either to survive, or to carry out essential cellular functions, such as protein synthesis and respiration, in a manner that is not readily discemable from untreated cells.

[0024] By “decarboxylase” is intended a protein, or a gene encoding a protein, whose catalytic mechanism can include cleavage and release of a carboxylic acid. This includes enzymes that liberate CO₂, such as pyruvate decarboxlyases, acetolactate synthases, and orthinine decarboxylases, as well as enzymes that liberate larger carboxylic acids. “Decarboxylase” includes proteins that utilize thiamine pyrophoshate as a cofactor in enzymatic catalysis. Many such decarbolyases also utilize other cofactors, such as FAD.

[0025] By “TPP-binding domain” is intended a region of conserved amino acids present in enzymes that are capable of utilizing TPP as a cofactor.

[0026] “Plant tissue” includes all known forms of plants, including undifferentiated tissue (e.g. callus), suspension culture cells, protoplasts, plant cells including leaf cells, root cells and phloem cells, plant seeds, pollen, propagules, embryos and the like.

[0027] “Plant expression cassette” includes DNA constructs that are capable of resulting in the expression of a protein from an open reading frame in a plant cell. Typically these contain a promoter and a coding sequence. Often, such constructs will also contain a 3′ untranslated region. Such constructs may contain a ‘signal sequence’ or ‘leader sequence’ to facilitate co-translational or post-translational transport of the peptide to certain intracellular structures such as the chloroplast (or other plastid), endoplasmic reticulum, or Golgi apparatus.

[0028] “Signal sequence” includes sequences that are known or suspected to result in cotranslational or post-translational peptide transport across the cell membrane. In eukaryotes, this typically involves secretion into the Golgi apparatus, with some resulting glycosylation.

[0029] “Leader sequence” includes any sequence that when translated, results in an amino acid sequence sufficient to trigger co-translational transport of the peptide chain to a sub-cellular organelle. Thus, this includes leader sequences targeting transport and/or glycosylation by passage into the endoplasmic reticulum, passage to vacuoles, plastids including chloroplasts, mitochondria, and the like.

[0030] “Plant transformation vector” includes DNA molecules that are necessary for efficient transformation of a plant cell. Such a molecule may consist of one or more plant expression cassettes, and may be organized into more than one ‘vector’ DNA molecule. For example, binary vectors are plant transformation vectors that utilize two non-contiguous DNA vectors to encode all requisite cis- and trans-acting functions for transformation of plant cells (Hellens and Mullineaux (2000) Trends in Plant Science 5:446-451).

[0031] “Vector” refers to a nucleic acid construct designed for transfer between different host cells. “Expression vector” refers to a vector that has the ability to incorporate, integrate and express heterologous DNA sequences or fragments in a foreign cell.

[0032] “Transgenic plants” or “transformed plants” or “stably transformed plants or cells or tissues” refers to plants that have incorporated or integrated exogenous or endogenous nucleic acid sequences or DNA fragments or chimeric nucleic acid sequences or fragments.

[0033] “Heterologous” generally refers to the nucleic acid sequences that are not endogenous to the cell or part of the native genome in which they are present, and have been added to the cell by infection, transfection, microinjection, electroporation, microprojection, or the like.

[0034] “Promoter” refers to a nucleic acid sequence that functions to direct transcription of a downstream coding sequence. The promoter together with other transcriptional and translational regulatory nucleic acid sequences (also termed “control sequences”) are necessary for the expression of a DNA sequence of interest.

[0035] Provided here is a novel isolated gene that confers resistance to glyphosate. Also provided are amino acid sequences of the GDC-1 protein. The protein resulting from translation of this gene allows cells to function in the presence of concentrations of glyphosate that are otherwise toxic to cells, including plant cells and bacterial cells.

[0036] An “isolated” or “purified” nucleic acid molecule or protein, or biologically active portion thereof, is substantially free of other cellular material, or culture medium when produced by recombinant techniques, or substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid is free of sequences (preferably protein encoding sequences) that naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e., sequences located at the 5′ and 3′ ends of the nucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleic acid is derived. For purposes of the invention, “isolated” when used to refer to nucleic acid molecules excludes isolated chromosomes. For example, in various embodiments, the isolated glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleic acid molecule can contain less than about 5 kb, 4 kb, 3 kb, 2 kb, 1 kb, 0.5 kb, or 0.1 kb of nucleotide sequence that naturally flanks the nucleic acid molecule in genomic DNA of the cell from which the nucleic acid is derived. A glyphosate resistance protein that is substantially free of cellular material includes preparations of protein having less than about 30%, 20%, 10%, or 5% (by dry weight) of non-glyphosate resistance protein (also referred to herein as a “contaminating protein”). Various aspects of the invention are described in further detail in the following subsections.

Isolated Nucleic Acid Molecules, and Variants and Fragments Thereof

[0037] One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding glyphosate resistance proteins and polypeptides or biologically active portions thereof, as well as nucleic acid molecules sufficient for use as hybridization probes to identify glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleic acids. As used herein, the term “nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNA molecules (e.g., cDNA or genomic DNA) and RNA molecules (e.g., mRNA) and analogs of the DNA or RNA generated using nucleotide analogs. The nucleic acid molecule can be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is double-stranded DNA.

[0038] Nucleotide sequences encoding the proteins of the present invention include the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS:1, 2, 18, and 20, and complements thereof. By “complement” is intended a nucleotide sequence that is sufficiently complementary to a given nucleotide sequence such that it can hybridize to the given nucleotide sequence to thereby form a stable duplex. The corresponding amino acid sequences for the glyphosate resistance proteins encoded by the nucleotide sequences are set forth in SEQ ID NOS:3, 19, and 21. The invention also encompasses nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding partial-length glyphosate resistance proteins, including the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS:4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, and complements thereof. The corresponding amino acid sequences for the glyphosate resistance proteins encoded by these partial-length nucleotide sequences are set forth in SEQ ID NOS:6, 8, and 11.

[0039] Nucleic acid molecules that are fragments of these glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequences are also encompassed by the present invention. By “fragment” is intended a portion of the nucleotide sequence encoding a glyphosate resistance protein. A fragment of a nucleotide sequence may encode a biologically active portion of a glyphosate resistance protein, or it may be a fragment that can be used as a hybridization probe or PCR primer using methods disclosed below. Nucleic acid molecules that are fragments of a glyphosate resistance nucleotide sequence comprise at least about 15, 20, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100, 1150, 1200, 1250, 1300, 1350, 1400, 1450, 1500, 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1750, 1800, 1850, 1900, 1950, 2000, 2050, 2100, 2150, 2200 nucleotides, or up to the number of nucleotides present in a full-length glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequence disclosed herein (for example, 2210 nucleotides for SEQ ID NO:1) depending upon the intended use.

[0040] Fragments of the nucleotide sequences of the present invention generally will encode protein fragments that retain the biological activity of the full-length glyphosate resistance protein; i.e., glyphosate resistance activity. By “retains glyphosate resistance activity” is intended that the fragment will have at least about 30%, preferably at least about 50%, more preferably at least about 70%, even more preferably at least about 80% of the glyphosate resistance activity of the full-length glyphosate resistance protein disclosed herein as SEQ ID NO:19. Methods for measuring glyphosate resistance activity are well known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,535,060, and 5,188,642, each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0041] A fragment of a glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequence that encodes a biologically active portion of a protein of the invention will encode at least about 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, or 550 contiguous amino acids, or up to the total number of amino acids present in a full-length glyphosate resistance protein of the invention (for example, 575 amino acids for SEQ ID NO:3).

[0042] Preferred glyphosate resistance proteins of the present invention are encoded by a nucleotide sequence sufficiently identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20. The term “sufficiently identical is intended an amino acid or nucleotide sequence that has at least about 60% or 65% sequence identity, preferably about 70% or 75% sequence identity, more preferably about 80% or 85% sequence identity, most preferably about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity compared to a reference sequence using one of the alignment programs described herein using standard parameters. One of skill in the art will recognize that these values can be appropriately adjusted to determine corresponding identity of proteins encoded by two nucleotide sequences by taking into account codon degeneracy, amino acid similarity, reading frame positioning, and the like.

[0043] To determine the percent identity of two amino acid sequences or of two nucleic acids, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparison purposes. The percent identity between the two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences (i.e., percent identity=number of identical positions/total number of positions (e.g., overlapping positions)×100). In one embodiment, the two sequences are the same length. The percent identity between two sequences can be determined using techniques similar to those described below, with or without allowing gaps. In calculating percent identity, typically exact matches are counted.

[0044] The determination of percent identity between two sequences can be accomplished using a mathematical algorithm. A nonlimiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized for the comparison of two sequences is the algorithm of Karlin and Altschul (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:2264, modified as in Karlin and Altschul (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5877. Such an algorithm is incorporated into the BLASTN and BLASTX programs of Altschul et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215:403. BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with the BLASTN program, score=100, wordlength=12, to obtain nucleotide sequences homologous to GDC-like nucleic acid molecules of the invention. BLAST protein searches can be performed with the BLASTX program, score=50, wordlength=3, to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to glyphosate resistance protein molecules of the invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison purposes, Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al. (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389. Alternatively, PSI-Blast can be used to perform an iterated search that detects distant relationships between molecules. See Altschul et al. (1997) supra. When utilizing BLAST, Gapped BLAST, and PSI-Blast programs, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g., BLASTX and BLASTN) can be used. See www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Another non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized for the comparison of sequences is the ClustalW algorithm (Higgins et al. (1994) Nucleic Acids Res. 22:4673-4680). ClustalW compares sequences and aligns the entirety of the amino acid or DNA sequence, and thus can provide data about the sequence conservation of the entire amino acid sequence. The ClustalW algorithm is used in several commercially available DNA/amino acid analysis software packages, such as the ALIGNX module of the vector NTi Program Suite (Informax, Inc). After alignment of amino acid sequences with ClustalW, the percent amino acid identity can be assessed. A non-limiting example of a software program useful for analysis of ClustalW alignments is GeneDoc™. Genedoc™ (Karl Nicholas) allows assessment of amino acid (or DNA) similarity and identity between multiple proteins. Another non-limiting example of a mathematical algorithm utilized for the comparison of sequences is the algorithm of Myers and Miller (1988) CABIOS 4:11-17. Such an algorithm is incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0), which is part of the GCG sequence alignment software package (available from Accelrys, Inc., 9865 Scranton Rd., San Diego, Calif., USA). When utilizing the ALIGN program for comparing amino acid sequences, a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12, and a gap penalty of 4 can be used.

[0045] A preferred program is GAP version 10, which used the algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch (1970) supra. GAP Version 10 may be used with the following parameters: % identity and % similarity for a nucleotide sequence using GAP Weight of 50 and Length Weight of 3, and the nwsgapdna.cmp scoring matrix; % identity and % similarity for an amino acid sequence using GAP Weight of 8 and Length Weight of 2, and the BLOSUM62 Scoring Matrix. Equivalent programs may also be used. By “equivalent program” is intended any sequence comparison program that, for any two sequences in question, generates an alignment having identical nucleotide or amino acid residue matches and an identical percent sequence identity when compared to the corresponding alignment generated by GAP Version 10.

[0046] The invention also encompasses variant nucleic acid molecules. “Variants” of the glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequences include those sequences that encode the glyphosate resistance proteins disclosed herein but that differ conservatively because of the degeneracy of the genetic code, as well as those that are sufficiently identical as discussed above. Naturally occurring allelic variants can be identified with the use of well-known molecular biology techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hybridization techniques as outlined below. Variant nucleotide sequences also include synthetically derived nucleotide sequences that have been generated, for example, by using site-directed mutagenesis but which still encode the glyphosate resistance proteins disclosed in the present invention as discussed below. Variant proteins encompassed by the present invention are biologically active, that is they retain the desired biological activity of the native protein, that is, glyphosate resistance activity. By “retains glyphosate resistance activity” is intended that the variant will have at least about 30%, preferably at least about 50%, more preferably at least about 70%, even more preferably at least about 80% of the glyphosate resistance activity of the native protein. Methods for measuring glyphosate resistance activity are well known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,535,060, and 5,188,642, each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0047] The skilled artisan will further appreciate that changes can be introduced by mutation into the nucleotide sequences of the invention thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequence of the encoded glyphosate resistance proteins, without altering the biological activity of the proteins. Thus, variant isolated nucleic acid molecules can be created by introducing one or more nucleotide substitutions, additions, or deletions into the corresponding nucleotide sequence disclosed herein, such that one or more amino acid substitutions, additions or deletions are introduced into the encoded protein. Mutations can be introduced by standard techniques, such as site-directed mutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Such variant nucleotide sequences are also encompassed by the present invention.

[0048] For example, conservative amino acid substitutions may be made at one or more predicted, preferably nonessential amino acid residues. A “nonessential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be altered from the wild-type sequence of a glyphosate resistance protein without altering the biological activity, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue is required for biological activity. A “conservative amino acid substitution” is one in which the amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residue having a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues having similar side chains have been defined in the art. These families include amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine, histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid), uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine), nonpolar side chains (e.g., alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine, valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Amino acid substitutions may be made in nonconserved regions that retain function. In general, such substitutions would not be made for conserved amino acid residues, or for amino acid residues residing within a conserved motif, where such residues are essential for protein activity. Examples of residues that are conserved and that may be essential for protein activity include, for example, residues that are identical between all proteins contained in the alignment of FIG. 3. However, one of skill in the art would understand that functional variants may have minor conserved or nonconserved alterations in the conserved residues.

[0049] Alternatively, variant nucleotide sequences can be made by introducing mutations randomly along all or part of the coding sequence, such as by saturation mutagenesis, and the resultant mutants can be screened for ability to confer glyphosate resistance activity to identify mutants that retain activity. Following mutagenesis, the encoded protein can be expressed recombinantly, and the activity of the protein can be determined using standard assay techniques.

[0050] Using methods such as PCR, hybridization, and the like corresponding glyphosate resistance sequences can be identified, such sequences having substantial identity to the sequences of the invention. See, for example, Sambrook J., and Russell, D. W. (2001) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) and Innis, et al. (1990) PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications (Academic Press, NY.).

[0051] In a hybridization method, all or part of the glyphosate resistance nucleotide sequence can be used to screen cDNA or genomic libraries. Methods for construction of such cDNA and genomic libraries are generally known in the art and are disclosed in Sambrook and Russell, 2001. The so-called hybridization probes may be genomic DNA fragments, cDNA fragments, RNA fragments, or other oligonucleotides, and may be labeled with a detectable group such as ³²P, or any other detectable marker, such as other radioisotopes, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Probes for hybridization can be made by labeling synthetic oligonucleotides based on the known glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequence disclosed herein. Degenerate primers designed on the basis of conserved nucleotides or amino acid residues in the nucleotide sequence or encoded amino acid sequence can additionally be used. The probe typically comprises a region of nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to at least about 12, preferably about 25, more preferably at least about 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, or 400 consecutive nucleotides of glyphosate resistance-encoding nucleotide sequence of the invention or a fragment or variant thereof. Preparation of probes for hybridization is generally known in the art and is disclosed in Sambrook and Russell, 2001 and Sambrook et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.), both of which are herein incorporated by reference.

[0052] For example, an entire glyphosate resistance sequence disclosed herein, or one or more portions thereof, may be used as a probe capable of specifically hybridizing to corresponding glyphosate resistance sequences and messenger RNAs. To achieve specific hybridization under a variety of conditions, such probes include sequences that are unique and are preferably at least about 10 nucleotides in length, and most preferably at least about 20 nucleotides in length. Such probes may be used to amplify corresponding glyphosate resistance sequences from a chosen organism by PCR. This technique may be used to isolate additional coding sequences from a desired organism or as a diagnostic assay to determine the presence of coding sequences in an organism. Hybridization techniques include hybridization screening of plated DNA libraries (either plaques or colonies; see, for example, Sambrook et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.).

[0053] Hybridization of such sequences may be carried out under stringent conditions. By “stringent conditions” or “stringent hybridization conditions” is intended conditions under which a probe will hybridize to its target sequence to a detectably greater degree than to other sequences (e.g., at least 2-fold over background). Stringent conditions are sequence-dependent and will be different in different circumstances. By controlling the stringency of the hybridization and/or washing conditions, target sequences that are 100% complementary to the probe can be identified (homologous probing). Alternatively, stringency conditions can be adjusted to allow some mismatching in sequences so that lower degrees of similarity are detected (heterologous probing). Generally, a probe is less than about 1000 nucleotides in length, preferably less than 500 nucleotides in length.

[0054] Typically, stringent conditions will be those in which the salt concentration is less than about 1.5 M Na ion, typically about 0.01 to 1.0 M Na ion concentration (or other salts) at pH 7.0 to 8.3 and the temperature is at least about 30° C. for short probes (e.g., 10 to 50 nucleotides) and at least about 60° C. for long probes (e.g., greater than 50 nucleotides). Stringent conditions may also be achieved with the addition of destabilizing agents such as formamide. Exemplary low stringency conditions include hybridization with a buffer solution of 30 to 35% formamide, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) at 37° C., and a wash in 1× to 2×SSC (20×SSC=3.0 M NaCl/0.3 M trisodium citrate) at 50 to 55° C. Exemplary moderate stringency conditions include hybridization in 40 to 45% formamide, 1.0 M NaCl, 1% SDS at 37° C., and a wash in 0.5× to 1×SSC at 55 to 60° C. Exemplary high stringency conditions include hybridization in 50% formamide, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS at 37° C., and a wash in 0.1×SSC at 60 to 65° C. Optionally, wash buffers may comprise about 0.1% to about 1% SDS. Duration of hybridization is generally less than about 24 hours, usually about 4 to about 12 hours.

[0055] Specificity is typically the function of post-hybridization washes, the critical factors being the ionic strength and temperature of the final wash solution. For DNA-DNA hybrids, the T_(m) can be approximated from the equation of Meinkoth and Wahl (1984) Anal. Biochem. 138:267-284: T_(m)=81.5° C.+16.6 (log M)+0.41 (% GC)−0.61 (% form)−500/L; where M is the molarity of monovalent cations, % GC is the percentage of guanosine and cytosine nucleotides in the DNA, % form is the percentage of formamide in the hybridization solution, and L is the length of the hybrid in base pairs. The T_(m) is the temperature (under defined ionic strength and pH) at which 50% of a complementary target sequence hybridizes to a perfectly matched probe. T_(m) is reduced by about 1° C. for each 1% of mismatching; thus, T_(m), hybridization, and/or wash conditions can be adjusted to hybridize to sequences of the desired identity. For example, if sequences with ≧90% identity are sought, the T_(m) can be decreased 10° C. Generally, stringent conditions are selected to be about 5° C. lower than the thermal melting point (T_(m)) for the specific sequence and its complement at a defined ionic strength and pH. However, severely stringent conditions can utilize a hybridization and/or wash at 1, 2, 3, or 4° C. lower than the thermal melting point (T_(m)); moderately stringent conditions can utilize a hybridization and/or wash at 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10° C. lower than the thermal melting point (T_(m)); low stringency conditions can utilize a hybridization and/or wash at 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or 20° C. lower than the thermal melting point (T_(m)). Using the equation, hybridization and wash compositions, and desired T_(m), those of ordinary skill will understand that variations in the stringency of hybridization and/or wash solutions are inherently described. If the desired degree of mismatching results in a T_(m) of less than 45° C. (aqueous solution) or 32° C. (formamide solution), it is preferred to increase the SSC concentration so that a higher temperature can be used. An extensive guide to the hybridization of nucleic acids is found in Tijssen (1993) Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology—Hybridization with Nucleic Acid Probes, Part I, Chapter 2 (Elsevier, N.Y.); and Ausubel et al., eds. (1995) Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Chapter 2 (Greene Publishing and Wiley-Interscience, New York). See Sambrook et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y.).

Isolated Proteins and Variants and Fragments Thereof

[0056] Glyphosate resistance proteins are also encompassed within the present invention. By “glyphosate resistance protein” is intended a protein having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, 19, or 21. Fragments, biologically active portions, and variants thereof are also provided, and may be used to practice the methods of the present invention.

[0057] “Fragments” or “biologically active portions” include polypeptide fragments comprising a portion of an amino acid sequence encoding a glyphosate resistance protein as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, 19, or 21, and that retains glyphosate resistance activity. A biologically active portion of a glyphosate resistance protein can be a polypeptide that is, for example, 10, 25, 50, 100 or more amino acids in length. Such biologically active portions can be prepared by recombinant techniques and evaluated for glyphosate resistance activity. Methods for measuring glyphosate resistance activity are well known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,535,060, and 5,188,642, each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. As used here, a fragment comprises at least 8 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:3, 19, or 21. The invention encompasses other fragments, however, such as any fragment in the protein greater than about 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, or 600 amino acids.

[0058] By “variants” is intended proteins or polypeptides having an amino acid sequence that is at least about 60%, 65%, preferably about 70%, 75%, more preferably, 80%, 85%, most preferably 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21. Variants also include polypeptides encoded by a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to the nucleic acid molecule of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 21, or a complement thereof, under stringent conditions. Variants include polypeptides that differ in amino acid sequence due to mutagenesis. Variant proteins encompassed by the present invention are biologically active, that is they continue to possess the desired biological activity of the native protein, that is, retaining glyphosate resistance activity. Methods for measuring glyphosate resistance activity are well known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,535,060, and 5,188,642, each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Altered or Improved Variants

[0059] It is recognized that DNA sequences of GDC-1 may be altered by various methods, and that these alterations may result in DNA sequences encoding proteins with amino acid sequences different than that encoded by GDC-1. This protein may be altered in various ways including amino acid substitutions, deletions, truncations, and insertions. Methods for such manipulations are generally known in the art. For example, amino acid sequence variants of the GDC-1 protein can be prepared by mutations in the DNA. This may also be accomplished by one of several forms of mutagenesis and/or in directed evolution. In some aspects, the changes encoded in the amino acid sequence will not substantially affect the function of the protein. Such variants will possess the desired glyphosate resistance activity. However, it is understood that the ability of GDC-1 to confer glyphosate resistance may be improved by the use of such techniques upon the compositions of this invention. For example, one may express GDC-1 in host cells that exhibit high rates of base misincorporation during DNA replication, such as XL-1 Red (Stratagene). After propagation in such strains, one can isolate the GDC-1 DNA (for example by preparing plasmid DNA, or by amplifying by PCR and cloning the resulting PCR fragment into a vector), culture the GDC-1 mutations in a non-mutagenic strain, and identify mutated GDC-1 genes with improved resistance to glyphosate, for example by growing cells in increasing concentrations of glyphosate and testing for clones that confer ability to tolerate increased concentrations of glyphosate.

[0060] Alternatively, alterations may be made to the protein sequence of many proteins at the amino or carboxy terminus without substantially affecting activity. This can include insertions, deletions, or alterations introduced by modern molecular methods, such as PCR, including PCR amplifications that alter or extend the protein coding sequence by virtue of inclusion of amino acid encoding sequences in the oligonucleotides utilized in the PCR amplification. Alternatively, the protein sequences added can include entire protein-coding sequences, such as those used commonly in the art to generate protein fusions. Such fusion proteins are often used to (1) increase expression of a protein of interest (2) introduce a binding domain, enzymatic activity, or epitope to facilitate either protein purification, protein detection, or other experimental uses known in the art (3) target secretion or translation of a protein to a subcellular organelle, such as the periplasmic space of Gram-negative bacteria, or the endoplasmic reticulum of eukaryotic cells, the latter of which often results in glycosylation of the protein.

[0061] Variant nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the present invention also encompass sequences derived from mutagenic and recombinogenic procedures such as DNA shuffling. With such a procedure, one or more different glyphosate resistance protein coding regions can be used to create a new glyphosate resistance protein possessing the desired properties. In this manner, libraries of recombinant polynucleotides are generated from a population of related sequence polynucleotides comprising sequence regions that have substantial sequence identity and can be homologously recombined in vitro or in vivo. For example, using this approach, sequence motifs encoding a domain of interest may be shuffled between the glyphosate resistance gene of the invention and other known glyphosate resistance genes to obtain a new gene coding for a protein with an improved property of interest, such as an increased glyphosate resistance activity. Strategies for such DNA shuffling are known in the art. See, for example, Stemmer (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:10747-10751; Stemmer (1994) Nature 370:389-391; Crameri et al. (1997) Nature Biotech. 15:436-438; Moore et al. (1997) J. Mol. Biol. 272:336-347; Zhang et al. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:4504-4509; Crameri et al. (1998) Nature 391:288-291; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,605,793 and 5,837,458.

Transformation of Bacterial or Plant Cells

[0062] In one aspect of the invention, the GDC-1 gene is useful as a marker to assess transformation of bacterial or plant cells. Transformation of bacterial cells is accomplished by one of several techniques known in the art, not limited to electroporation, or chemical transformation (See for example Ausubel (ed.), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (1994)). Markers conferring resistance to toxic substances are useful in identifying transformed cells (having taken up and expressed the test DNA) from non-transformed cells (those not containing or not expressing the test DNA). By engineering GDC-1 to be (1) expressed from a bacterial promoter known to stimulate transcription in the organism to be tested, (2) properly translated to generate an intact GDC-1 peptide, and (3) placing the cells in an otherwise toxic concentration of glyphosate, one can identify cells that have been transformed with DNA by virtue of their resistance to glyphosate.

[0063] Transformation of plant cells can be accomplished in similar fashion. First, one engineers the GDC-1 gene in a way that allows its expression in plant cells. The glyphosate resistance sequences of the invention may be provided in expression cassettes for expression in the plant of interest. The cassette will include 5′ and 3′ regulatory sequences operably linked to a sequence of the invention. By “operably linked” is intended a functional linkage between a promoter and a second sequence, wherein the promoter sequence initiates and mediates transcription of the DNA sequence corresponding to the second sequence. Generally, operably linked means that the nucleic acid sequences being linked are contiguous and, where necessary to join two protein coding regions, contiguous and in the same reading frame. The cassette may additionally contain at least one additional gene to be cotransformed into the organism. Alternatively, the additional gene(s) can be provided on multiple expression cassettes. The organization of such constructs is well known in the art.

[0064] Such an expression cassette is provided with a plurality of restriction sites for insertion of the glyphosate resistance sequence to be under the transcriptional regulation of the regulatory regions. The expression cassette will include in the 5′-3′ direction of transcription, a transcriptional and translational initiation region (i.e., a promoter), a DNA sequence of the invention, and a transcriptional and translational termination region (i.e., termination region) functional in plants. The promoter may be native or analogous, or foreign or heterologous, to the plant host and/or to the DNA sequence of the invention. Additionally, the promoter may be the natural sequence or alternatively a synthetic sequence. Where the promoter is “native” or “homologous” to the plant host, it is intended that the promoter is found in the native plant into which the promoter is introduced. Where the promoter is “foreign” or “heterologous” to the DNA sequence of the invention, it is intended that the promoter is not the native or naturally occurring promoter for the operably linked DNA sequence of the invention.

[0065] The termination region may be native with the transcriptional initiation region, may be native with the operably-linked DNA sequence of interest, may be native with the plant host, or may be derived from another source (i.e., foreign or heterologous to the promoter, the DNA sequence of interest, the plant host, or any combination thereof). Convenient termination regions are available from the Ti-plasmid of A. tumefaciens, such as the octopine synthase and nopaline synthase termination regions. See also Guerineau et al. (1991) Mol. Gen. Genet. 262:141-144; Proudfoot (1991) Cell 64:671-674; Sanfacon et al. (1991) Genes Dev. 5:141-149; Mogen et al. (1990) Plant Cell 2:1261-1272; Munroe et al. (1990) Gene 91:151-158; Ballas et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:7891-7903; and Joshi et al. (1987) Nucleic Acid Res. 15:9627-9639.

[0066] Where appropriate, the gene(s) may be optimized for increased expression in the transformed host cell. That is, the genes can be synthesized using host cell-preferred codons for improved expression, or may be synthesized using codons at a host-preferred codon usage frequency. Generally, the GC content of the gene will be increased. See, for example, Campbell and Gowri (1990) Plant Physiol. 92:1-11 for a discussion of host-preferred codon usage. Methods are known in the art for synthesizing host-preferred genes. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,320,100; 6,075,185; 5,380,831; and 5,436,391, U.S. Published Application Nos. 20040005600 and 20010003849, and Murray et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Res. 17:477-498, herein incorporated by reference.

[0067] In some instances, it may be useful to engineer the gene such that the resulting peptide is secreted, or otherwise targeted within the plant cell. For example, the gene can be engineered to contain a signal peptide to facilitate transfer of the peptide to the endoplasmic reticulum. It may also be preferable to engineer the plant expression cassette to contain an intron, such that mRNA processing of the intron is required for expression. In one embodiment, the nucleic acids of interest are targeted to the chloroplast for expression. In this manner, where the nucleic acid of interest is not directly inserted into the chloroplast, the expression cassette will additionally contain a nucleic acid encoding a transit peptide to direct the gene product of interest to the chloroplasts. Such transit peptides are known in the art. See, for example, Von Heijne et al. (1991) Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 9:104-126; Clark et al. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264:17544-17550; Della-Cioppa et al. (1987) Plant Physiol. 84:965-968; Romer et al. (1993) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 196:1414-1421; and Shah et al. (1986) Science 233:478-481.

[0068] Methods for transformation of chloroplasts are known in the art. See, for example, Svab et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:8526-8530; Svab and Maliga (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:913-917; Svab and Maliga (1993) EMBO J. 12:601-606. The method relies on particle gun delivery of DNA containing a selectable marker and targeting of the DNA to the plastid genome through homologous recombination. Additionally, plastid transformation can be accomplished by transactivation of a silent plastid-bome transgene by tissue-preferred expression of a nuclear-encoded and plastid-directed RNA polymerase. Such a system has been reported in McBride et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:7301-7305.

[0069] The nucleic acids of interest to be targeted to the chloroplast may be optimized for expression in the chloroplast to account for differences in codon usage between the plant nucleus and this organelle. In this manner, the nucleic acids of interest may be synthesized using chloroplast-preferred codons. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,831, herein incorporated by reference.

[0070] Typically this ‘plant expression cassette’ will be inserted into a ‘plant transformation vector’. This plant transformation vector may be comprised of one or more DNA vectors needed for achieving plant transformation. For example, it is a common practice in the art to utilize plant transformation vectors that are comprised of more than one contiguous DNA segment. These vectors are often referred to in the art as ‘binary vectors’. Binary vectors as well as vectors with helper plasmids are most often used for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, where the size and complexity of DNA segments needed to achieve efficient transformation is quite large, and it is advantageous to separate functions onto separate DNA molecules. Binary vectors typically contain a plasmid vector that contains the cis-acting sequences required for T-DNA transfer (such as left border and right border), a selectable marker that is engineered to be capable of expression in a plant cell, and a ‘gene of interest’ (a gene engineered to be capable of expression in a plant cell for which generation of transgenic plants is desired). Also present on this plasmid vector are sequences required for bacterial replication. The cis-acting sequences are arranged in a fashion to allow efficient transfer into plant cells and expression therein. For example, the selectable marker gene and the gene of interest are located between the left and right borders. Often a second plasmid vector contains the trans-acting factors that mediate T-DNA transfer from Agrobacterium to plant cells. This plasmid often contains the virulence functions (Vir genes) that allow infection of plant cells by Agrobacterium, and transfer of DNA by cleavage at border sequences and vir-mediated DNA transfer, as in understood in the art (Hellens and Mullineaux (2000) Trends in Plant Science 5:446-451). Several types of Agrobacterium strains (e.g. LBA4404, GV3101, EHA101, EHA105, etc.) can be used for plant transformation. The second plasmid vector is not necessary for transforming the plants by other methods such as microprojection, microinjection, electroporation, polyethelene glycol, etc. Many types of vectors can be used to transform plant cells for achieving glyphosate resistance.

[0071] In general, plant transformation methods involve transferring heterologous DNA into target plant cells (e.g. immature or mature embryos, suspension cultures, undifferentiated callus, protoplasts, etc.), followed by applying a maximum threshold level of appropropriate selection (depending on the selectable marker gene and in this case “glyphosate”) to recover the transformed plant cells from a group of untransformed cell mass. Explants are typically transferred to a fresh supply of the same medium and cultured routinely. Subsequently, the transformed cells are differentiated into shoots after placing on regeneration medium supplemented with a maximum threshold level of selecting agent (e.g. “glyphosate”). The shoots are then transferred to a selective rooting medium for recovering rooted shoot or plantlet. The transgenic plantlet then grow into mature plant and produce fertile seeds (e.g. Hiei et al. (1994) The Plant Journal 6:271-282; Ishida et al. (1996) Nature Biotechnology 14:745-750). Explants are typically transferred to a fresh supply of the same medium and cultured routinely. A general description of the techniques and methods for generating transgenic plants are found in Ayres and Park (1994) Critical Reviews in Plant Science 13:219-239 and Bommineni and Jauhar (1997) Maydica 42:107-120. Since the transformed material contains many cells; both transformed and non-transformed cells are present in any piece of subjected target callus or tissue or group of cells. The ability to kill non-transformed cells and allow transformed cells to proliferate results in transformed plant cultures. Often, the ability to remove non-transformed cells is a limitation to rapid recovery of transformed plant cells and successful generation of transgenic plants.

[0072] Generation of transgenic plants may be performed by one of several methods, including but not limited to introduction of heterologous DNA by Agrobacterium into plant cells (Agrobacterium-mediated transformation). Bombardment of plant cells with heterologous foreign DNA adhered to particles including aerosol beam transformation (U.S. Published Application No. 20010026941; U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050; International Publication No. WO 91/00915; U.S. Published Application No. 2002015066), and various other non-particle direct-mediated methods (e.g. Hiei et al. (1994) The Plant Journal 6:271-282; Ishida et al. (1996) Nature Biotechnology 14:745-750; Ayres and Park (1994) Critical Reviews in Plant Science 13:219-239; Bommineni and Jauhar (1997) Maydica 42:107-120) to transfer DNA.

[0073] Following integration of heterologous foreign DNA into plant cells, one then applies a maximum threshold level of glyphosate in the medium to kill the untransformed cells and separate and proliferate the putatively transformed cells that survive from this selection treatment by transferring regularly to a fresh medium. By continuous passage and challenge with glyphosate, one identifies and proliferates the cells that are transformed with the plasmid vector. Then molecular and biochemical methods will be used for confirming the presence of the integrated heterologous gene of interest in the genome of transgenic plant.

[0074] The cells that have been transformed may be grown into plants in accordance with conventional ways. See, for example, McCormick et al. (1986) Plant Cell Reports 5:81-84. These plants may then be grown, and either pollinated with the same transformed strain or different strains, and the resulting hybrid having constitutive expression of the desired phenotypic characteristic identified. Two or more generations may be grown to ensure that expression of the desired phenotypic characteristic is stably maintained and inherited and then seeds harvested to ensure expression of the desired phenotypic characteristic has been achieved. In this manner, the present invention provides transformed seed (also referred to as “transgenic seed”) having a nucleotide construct of the invention, for example, an expression cassette of the invention, stably incorporated into their genome.

Evaluation of Plant Transformation

[0075] Following introduction of heterologous foreign DNA into plant cells, the transformation or integration of heterologous gene in the plant genome is confirmed by various methods such as analysis of nucleic acids, proteins and metabolites associated with the integrated gene.

[0076] PCR Analysis: PCR analysis is a rapid method to screen transformed cells, tissue or shoots for the presence of incorporated gene at the earlier stage before transplanting into the soil (Sambrook and Russell, 2001). PCR is carried out using oligonucleotide primers specific to the gene of interest or Agrobacterium vector background, etc.

[0077] Southern Analysis: Plant transformation is confirmed by Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA (Sambrook and Russell, 2001). In general, total DNA is extracted from the transformant, digested with appropriate restriction enzymes, fractionated in an agarose gel and transferred to a nitrocellulose or nylon membrane. The membrane or “blot” then is probed with, for example, radiolabeled ³²P target DNA fragment to confirm the integration of introduced gene in the plant genome according to standard techniques (Sambrook and Russell, 2001. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

[0078] Northern Analysis: RNA is isolated from specific tissues of transformant, fractionated in a formaldehyde agarose gel, blotted onto a nylon filter according to standard procedures that are routinely used in the art (Sambrook, J., and Russell, D. W. 2001. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.). Expression of RNA encoded by GDC-1 is then tested by hybridizing the filter to a radioactive probe derived from a GDC, by methods known in the art (Sambrook and Russell, 2001)

[0079] Western blot and Biochemical assays: Western blot and biochemical assays and the like may be carried out on the transgenic plants to determine the presence of protein encoded by the glyphosate resistance gene by standard procedures (Sambrook, J., and Russell, D. W. 2001. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) using antibodies that bind to one or more epitopes present on the glyphosate resistance protein.

Transgenic Plants

[0080] In another aspect of the invention, one may generate transgenic plants expressing GDC-1 that are more resistant to high concentrations of glyphosate than non-transformed plants. Methods described above by way of example may be utilized to generate transgenic plants, but the manner in which the transgenic plant cells are generated is not critical to this invention. Methods known or described in the art such as Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, biolistic transformation, and non-particle-mediated methods may be used at the discretion of the experimenter. Plants expressing GDC-1 may be isolated by common methods described in the art, for example by transformation of callus, selection of transformed callus, and regeneration of fertile plants from such transgenic callus. In such process, GDC-1 may be used as selectable marker. Alternatively, one may use any gene as a selectable marker so long as its expression in plant cells confers ability to identify or select for transformed cells. Genes known to function effectively as selectable markers in plant transformation are well known in the art.

[0081] The following examples are offered by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.

EXPERIMENTAL Example 1 Isolation of ATX6394

[0082] Glyphosate-resistant fungi were isolated by plating samples of soil on Enriched Minimal Media (EMM) containing glyphosate as the sole source of phosphorus. Since EMM contains no aromatic amino acids, a strain must be resistant to glyphosate in order to grow on this media.

[0083] Two grams of soil was suspended in approximately 30 ml of water, and sonicated for 30 seconds in an Aquasonic sonicator water bath. The sample was vortexed for 5 seconds and permitted to settle for 60 seconds. This process was repeated 3 times. 100 μl of this suspension was added to 2 ml of Enriched Minimal Media II (EMM II) supplemented with 4 mM glyphosate (pH 6.0) EMMII contains Solution A (In 900 mls: 10 g sucrose (or other carbon source), 2 g NaNO₃, 1.0 ml 0.8 M MgSO₄, 1.0 ml 0.1 M CaCl₂, 1.0 ml Trace Elements Solution (In 100 ml of 1000× solution: 0.1 g FeSO₄.7H₂O, 0.5 mg CuSO₄.5H₂O, 1.0 mg H₃BO₃, 1.0 mg MnSO₄.5H₂O, 7.0 mg ZnSO₄.7H₂O, 1.0 mg MoO₃,4.0 g KCl)) and Solution B (In 100 mls: 0.21 g Na₂HPO₄, 0.09 g NaH₂PO₄, pH 7.0). The culture was shaken on a tissue culture roller drum for eight days at 21° C. and then transferred into 2 ml of fresh EMMII containing 4 mM glyphosate as the only phosphorus source. After five days, the culture was plated onto solid media by streaking a 1 μl loop onto the surface of agar plate containing EMMII agar containing 5 mM glyphosate as the sole phosphorus source. The plate was sealed with parafilm and incubated until suitable growth was attained. Fresh plates were inoculated by agar plugs to isolate the fungus into pure culture.

[0084] One particular strain, designated ATX6394, was selected due to its ability to grow in the presence of high glyphosate concentrations.

Example 2 Construction of cDNA Library from Strain ATX6394

[0085] ATX6394 was grown in (liquid media L+phosphorous) containing 5 mM glyphosate, and total RNA was isolated using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen). poly(A)+ mRNA was isolated from total RNA using Poly(A) Purist mRNA Purification kit (Ambion). cDNA was synthesized from polyA+ mRNA using ZAP cDNA Synthesis kit from Stratagene, and cloned into the lambda Zap II expression vector (Stratagene).

Example 3 In vivo Excision of cDNA Clones

[0086] The ATX6394 cDNA library was excised in bulk as per manufacturers protocol (Stratagene), transfected into the SOLR strain of E. coli (Stratagene), plated directly onto M9 minimal media plates containing thiamine, proline, ampicillin and 5 mM glyphosate and incubated at 37° C. (M9 media contains 30 g Na₂HPO₄, 15 g KH₂PO₄, 5 g NH₄Cl, 2.5 g NaCl, and 15 mg CaCl₂).

Example 4 Identification of cDNA Clones Conferring Glyphosate Resistance in E. coli

[0087] Following 2 days growth, 51 colonies had grown in the presence of 5 mM glyphosate, and these clones were selected for further study. Plasmid DNA from 48 of the 51 positive clones was isolated and transformed into the alternate host strain XL-1 Blue MRF′ (Stratagene) and plasmid DNA was prepared for sequencing.

[0088] We determined the DNA sequence of 48 clones conferring glyphosate resistance (5 mM). Three clones (#23, 35, 59) were found to represent the same open reading frame. Therefore we designated this open reading frame GDC-1. The nucleotide sequences of clones #23, 35, and 59 are provided in SEQ ID NOS:4, 7, and 9 respectively.

Example 5 Isolation of Full-length GDC-1 Construct (GDC-1 (Full))

[0089] Comparison of GDC-1 (29) GDC-1(35) and GDC-1 (59) suggested that these clones did not represent the entire cDNA for the GDC-1 mRNA. To generate a full length GDC-1 clone, we performed 5′ RACE using the SMART RACE cDNA Amplification kit (BD Biosciences) to amplify the 5′ end of the GDC-1 from ATX6394 poly(A)+ mRNA. Oligo [SMARTgrg3.rev 5′TCCCAGATGCCAAAGTTGGCTGTTCCAGTC 3′]; SEQ ID NO:12 was derived from the sequence of GDC-1 (#35). We cut the resultant PCR product with HindIII and ligated this to the existing GDC-1(59) cDNA in pBluescript to generate the full length cDNA, referred to herein as GDC-1(full). The DNA sequence of GDC-1 (full) was determined, and found to contain a complete protein-coding region. This coding region is referred to herein as GDC-1. Amino acid sequences resulting from the translation of the GDC-1 gene are provided in SEQ ID NOS:3, 19, and 21.

[0090] GDC-1(59) consists of amino acid residues 118 to 575 of GDC-1(full) (SEQ ID NO:19). GDC-1(35) consists of amino acid residues 331 to 556 of GDC-1(full) (SEQ ID NO:19). GDC-1(23) consists of amino acid residues 379 to 575 of GDC-1(full) (SEQ ID NO:19).

Example 6 Growth of GDC-1 Clones in Liquid Cultures Containing Glyphosate

[0091] Starter cultures of E. coli containing GDC-1(35), GDC-1(Fl) or vector alone were grown 6 hours in LB media, then diluted 1:100 into 1 ml M9 minimal media containing 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mM glyphosate and grown overnight at 37° C. At 16 h, OD600 was measured for each (in triplicate). TABLE 1 Growth of GDC-1 containing strains in high concentrations of glyphosate OD₆₀₀ after 16 hours [Glyphosate] Vector SD GDC-1(35) SD GDC-1(Full) SD  0 0.077 0.003 0.123 0.003 0.099 0.002 20 mM 0.043 0.001 0.094 0.003 0.098 0.005 30 mM 0.039 0.002 0.067 0.005 0.102 0.001

Example 7 Disruption of GDC-1 ORF Eliminates Glyphosate Resistance

[0092] To confirm that GDC-1 ORF is responsible for conferring glyphosate resistance, we engineered a mutant of GDC-1(35), and tested its ability to confer glyphosate resistance. The GDC-1(35) construct contains a single recognition site for HindIII restriction enzyme. GDC-1(35) was digested with the restriction enzyme Hind III, and the resulting recessed 3′ ends extended by incubating with T4 DNA polymerase and dNTPs, as known in the art (Sambrook). The resulting molecules were then religated using T4 DNA ligase (Maniatis). The religated molecules were identified by min-prep of transformed clones, and the DNA was sequenced. The resulting clone, GDC-1(35-H3mut), contains a four nucleotide insertion in the GDC-1 open reading frame. This four nucleotide insertion leads to the premature termination of translation of the GDC-1(35) protein at a premature stop codon at nucleotides 1451-1453 of GDC-1 full length sequence. TABLE 2 Glyphosate resistance of GDC-1(35) and the mutant GDC-1 (35-H3mut) M9 media + Amp + 10 mM Glyphosate Vector (pBluescript SK+) − GDC-1(35) +++ GDC-1(35-H3mut) −

Example 8 GDC-1 is a TPP-binding Decarboxylase

[0093] The predicted amino acid sequence of GDC-1 was compared to the non-redundant database of sequences maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), using the BLAST2 algorithm (Altschul et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410; Altschul et al. (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402; Gish and States (1993) Nature Genet. 3:266-272). Comparison of GDC-1 with public DNA and amino acid databases, such as the non-redundant database of GenBank, the Swissprot database, and the ‘pat’ database of GenBank show that GDC-1 encodes a novel protein. Results from a BLAST search of the NCBI nr database are shown in Table 3. The sequences obtained using the Genbank Accession Nos. provided are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. The results of BLAST searches identified homology between the predicted GDC-1 open reading frame (SEQ ID NO:3) and several known proteins. The highest scoring amino acid sequences from this search were aligned with GDC-1 using ClustalW algorithm (Higgins et al. (1994) Nucleic Acids Res. 22:4673-4680) [as incorporated into the program ALIGNX module of the vector NTi Program Suite, Informax, Inc.]. After alignment with ClustalW, the percent amino acid identity was assessed. The protein encoded by GDC-1 has homology to several members of the fungal pyruvate decarboxylase enzyme family. The highest protein homology identified is the Aspergillus oryzae pyruvate decarboxylase (pdcA) gene. GDC-1 also shares homology with indole-3 pyruvate decarboxylases, found in bacteria such as Salmonella typhimurium. A similar search of the patent database at NCBI also identifies proteins with homology to GDC-1, though proteins identified in this search are less related to GDC-1. The percent amino acid identity of GDC-1 with members of these protein classes is shown in Table 4.

[0094] Further analysis of GDC-1 sequence shows that GDC-1 contains conserved domains characteristic of proteins that utilize Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP) as a cofactor. These domains are collectively and singly referred to as a “TPP binding domain”. Analysis of GDC-1 sequence shows that amino acids 13-187 of SEQ ID NOS:3, 19, and 21 constitute an N-terminal domain of TPP-binding domain, amino acids 375-547 of SEQ ID NOS:3, 19, and 21 constitute a central domain of TPP-binding domain, and amino acids 209-348 of SEQ ID NOS:3, 19, and 21 constitute a C-terminal domain of TPP-binding domain. It is understood that these amino acid coordinates are only approximations of the location of such domains as judged by homology with known TPP binding proteins, and are not limiting to the invention. An alignment of GDC-1 with other known TPP-binding proteins is shown in FIG. 3. TABLE 3 High scoring open reading frames from BLAST search of NCBI nr database Genbank Accession No. Organism Gene Description gi|4323052|gb|AF098293.1|AF098293 Aspergillus oryzae pyruvate decarboxylase (pdcA) gi|2160687|gb|U73194.1|ENU73194 Emericella nidulans pyruvate decarboxylase (pdcA) gi|25992751|gb|AF545432.1| Candida glabrata pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) gi|4115|emb|X55905.1|SCPDC6 Saccharomyces PDC6 gene for pyruvate cerivisiae decarboxylase gi|173308|gb|L09727.1|YSKPDC1A Kluyveromyces pyruvate decarboxylase marxianus (PDC1) gi|535343|gb|U13635.1|HUU13635 Hanseniaspora pyruvate decarboxylase uvarum (PDC) gi|4113|emb|X15668.1|SCPDC5 Saccharomyces PDC5 gene for pyruvate cerivisiae decarboxylase (EC4.1.1.1.) gi|452688|emb|X77316.1|SCPDC1A Saccharomyces PDC1 cerivisiae

[0095] TABLE 4 Percent identity of GDC-1 to related proteins from various fungi and bacteria % amino acid Organism Gene Product identity Aspergillus oryzae Pyruvate decarboxylase 58% Emericalla nidulans Pyruvate decarboxylase 56% Candida glabrata Pyruvate decarboxylase 49% Kluyveromyces marxianus Pyruvate decarboxylase 47% Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pyruvate decarboxylase PDC1 46% Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pyruvate decarboxylase PDC5 47% Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pyruvate decarboxylase PDC6 47% Pichia Stipitis Pyruvate decarboxylase PDC2 45% Salmonella typhimurium Indole-3 pyruvate decarboxylase 33% Neurospora crassa Pyruvate decarboxylase 28% Nicotiana tabacum Pyruvate decarboxylase 28% Zymomonas mobilis Pyruvate decarboxylase 27%

Example 9 Engineering GDC-1 for Expression in E.coli

[0096] An E. coli strain expressing GDC-1 was engineered into a customized expression vector (pAX481). pAX481 contains the pBR322 origin of replication, a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene (for selection and maintenance of the plasmid), the lacI gene, the Ptac promoter and the rrnB transcriptional terminator. The GDC-1 open reading frame was amplified by PCR using a high fidelity DNA polymerase, as known in the art. The oligonucleotides for PCR amplification of GDC-1 were designed to place the ATG start site of the gene at the proper distance from the ribosome binding site of pAX481.

[0097] The GDC-1 PCR product was cloned into the expression vector pAX481 and transformed into E. coli XL1 Blue MRF′ to yield the plasmid pAX472. GDC-1 positive clones were identified by standard methods known in the art. The sequence of pAX472 was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis as known in the art.

Example 10 GDC-1 Confers Resistance to High Levels of Glyphosate

[0098]E. coli strains containing GDC-1 (pAX472) expression vector or vector control (pAX481) were grown to saturation in M63 media, and diluted into a 48-well plate by adding 40 μl of cells to 1 ml cultures. Cultures contained M63 (13.6 g KH₂PO₄; 2 g (NH₄)₂SO₄; 0.5 mg FeSO₄-7H₂O; 2.4 mg MgCl₂ in 1 liter dH₂O) supplemented with proline and thiamine, 20 ug/ml chloramphenicol, 0.5% glucose, and from 0 to 200 mM glyphosate, diluted from a 1 M stock solution. 1 mM IPTG was added to each well to induce protein expression.

[0099] Cultures were grown at 37° C. with shaking at 300 rpm. At 0 hours and at 42 hours, 300 μl of culture was withdrawn and placed into a 96-well assay plate. The absorbance of the culture at 600 nm was measured in a 96-well plate using a Spectramax 190 Spectrophotometer (Molecular Devices, Inc.). The absorbance of the cultures at 0 hours was consistently below 0.04. The table below shows the absorbance at 600 nM obtained from the individual cultures after 42 hours of incubation. TABLE 5 GDC 1 confers glyphosate resistance upon sensitive cells [Gly] mM GDC1 Vector Media 0 1.37 1.28 0.04 25 1.20 0.21 0.04 50 1.40 0.21 0.04 75 1.27 0.16 0.04 100 1.26 0.22 0.04 125 1.23 0.20 0.04 150 1.33 0.20 0.04 200 1.11 0.22 0.04

Example 11 GDC-1 does not Complement an aroA Mutation in E. coli

[0100] The E. coli aroA gene codes for EPSP synthase, the target enzyme for glyphosate. EPSP synthase catalyzes the sixth step in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in microbes and plants. aroA mutants that lack an EPSP synthase do not grow on minimal media that lacks aromatic amino acids (Pittard and Wallace (1966) J. Bacteriol. 91:1494-508), but can grow in rich media, such as LB. However, genes encoding EPSPS activity can restore the ability to grow on glyphosate upon aroA mutant E.coli strains. Thus, a test for genetic complementation of an aroA mutant is a highly sensitive method to test if a gene is capable of functioning as an EPSPS in E.coli. Such tests for gene function by genetic complementation are known in the art.

[0101] A deletion of the aroA gene was created in E. coli XL-1 MRF′ (Stratagene) by PCR/recombination methods known in the art and outlined by Datsenko and Wanner, (2000) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97:6640-6645. This system is based on the Red system that allows for chromosomal disruptions of targeted sequences. A large portion (1067 nt of the 1283 nt) of the aroA coding region was disrupted by the engineered deletion. The presence of the deletion was confirmed by PCR with several sets of oligonucleotides, and by the appearance of an aroA phenotype in the strain, referred to herein as ‘ΔaroA’. ΔaroA grows on LB media (which contains all amino acids) and grows on M63 media supplemented with phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine, but does not grow on M63 minimal media (which lacks aromatic amino acids). These results indicate that ΔaroA exhibits an aroA phenotype.

[0102] The ability of an EPSPS to complement the mutant phenotype of ΔaroA was confirmed. Clone pAX482, an E.coli expression vector containing the wild-type E.coli aroA gene, was transformed into ΔaroA, and transformed cells were selected. These cells (containing a functional aroA gene residing on a plasmid) were then plated on LB media, M63, and M63 with amino acid supplements. Where the ΔaroA mutant strain grew only on LB and M63 supplemented with aromatic amino acids, ΔaroA cells containing the functional aroA gene on a plasmid grew on all three media types.

[0103] In order to determine whether or not GDC-1 could confer complementation, plasmid pAX472, the expression vector containing GDC-1, was transformed into ΔaroA and plated on the same three types of media. Cells transformed with pAX472 were able to grow on M63 media supplemented with phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine and LB media but they were not able to grow on M63 alone. Thus, GDC-1 was not capable of complementing the aroA mutation, and thus GDC-1 is not EPSP synthase.

Example 12 Purification of GDC-1 Expressed as a 6×His-tagged Protein in E. coli

[0104] The GDC-1 coding region (1,728 nucleotides) was amplified by PCR using ProofStart™ DNA polymerase. Oligonucleotides used to prime PCR were designed to introduce restriction enzyme recognition sites near the 5′ and 3′ ends of the resulting PCR product. The resulting PCR product was digested with BamH I and Sal I. BamH I cleaved the PCR product at the 5′ end, and Sal I cleaved the PCR product at the 3′ end. The digested product was cloned into the 6×His-tag expression vector pQE-30 (Qiagen), prepared by digestion with BamH I and Sal I. The resulting clone, pAX623, contained GDC-1 in the same translational reading frame as, and immediately C-terminal to, the 6×His tag of pQE-30. General strategies for generating such clones, and for expressing proteins containing 6×His-tag are well known in the art.

[0105] The ability of this clone to confer glyphosate resistance was confirmed by plating cells of pAX623 onto M63 media containing 5 mM glyphosate. pAX623-containing cells gave rise to colonies, where cells containing the vector alone gave no colonies.

[0106] GDC-1 protein from pAX623-containing cells was isolated by expression of GDC-1-6×His-tagged protein in E. coli, and the resulting protein purified using Ni-NTA Superflow Resin (Qiagen) as per manufacturer's instructions.

Example 13 Assay of GDC-1 Pyruvate Decarboxylase Activity

[0107] 100 ng of GDC-1 protein was tested for activity in a standard pyruvate decarboxylase assay (Gounaris et al. (1971) J. of Biol. Chem. 246:1302-1309). This assay is a coupled reaction, wherein the first step the pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) converts pyruvate to acetaldehyde and CO₂. The acetaldehyde produced in this reaction is a substrate for alcohol dehydrogenase, which converts acetaldehyde and β-NADH to ethanol and β-NAD. Thus, PDC activity is detected by virtue of utilization of β-NADH as decrease in absorbance at 340 nM in a spectrophotometer. GDC-1 as well as a control enzyme (pyruvate decarboxylase, Sigma) were tested in this assay. GDC-1 showed activity as a pyruvate decarboxylase, and the reaction rate correlated with the concentration of pyruvate in the assay.

Example 14 Assay of GDC-1 Ability to Modify Glyphosate

[0108] The ability of GDC-1 to modify glyphosate in vitro was tested by incubating GDC-1 with a mixture of radiolabeled and non-labeled glyphosate, and analyzing the reaction products by HPLC.

[0109] 100 ng of GDC-1 purified protein was incubated with 20,000 cpm of C¹⁴-labeled glyphosate (NaOOCCH₂NH¹⁴CH₂PO₃H₂; Sigma catalog #G7014), and mixed with unlabelled glyphosate to a final concentration of 2 mM in a reaction buffer of 200 mM Na-Citrate, pH 6.0, 1 mM TPP, 2 mM MgCl₂. The reaction was allowed to proceed 60 minutes, then 5 μl was applied to an HPLC column (Dionex AminoPac PA10 analytical (and guard) column, anion exchange resin; Dionex Corporation). The column was equilibrated with 150 mM sodium hydroxide. Fractions were eluted with a sodium acetate gradient of 150-300 mM sodium acetate. Single drop (40 uL) fractions were collected, and the radioactivity present in each fraction was determined using a 96-well scintillation counter. Analysis of the resulting data shows that GDC-1 converted a portion of the labeled glyphosate to a product with an elution time of approximately 19 minutes (FIG. 5). Control experiments lacking purified GDC-1 showed no peak at this elution time.

Example 15 Engineering GDC-1 for Plant Transformation

[0110] The GDC-1 open reading frame (ORF) was amplified by PCR from a full-length cDNA template. HindIII restriction sites were added to each end of the ORF during PCR. Additionally, the nucleotide sequence ACC was added immediately 5′ to the start codon of the gene to increase translational efficiency (Kozak (1987) Nucleic Acids Research 15:8125-8148; Joshi (1987) Nucleic Acids Research 15:6643-6653). The PCR product was cloned and sequenced, using techniques well known in the art, to ensure that no mutations were introduced during PCR.

[0111] The plasmid containing the GDC-1 PCR product was partially digested with Hind III and the 1.7 kb Hind III fragment containing the intact ORF was isolated. (GDC-1 contains an internal Hind III site in addition to the sites added by PCR.) This fragment was cloned into the Hind III site of plasmid pAX200, a plant expression vector containing the rice actin promoter (McElroy et al. (1991) Mol. Gen. Genet. 231:150-160) and the PinII terminator (An et al. (1989) The Plant Cell 1:115-122). The promoter—gene—terminator fragment from this intermediate plasmid was subcloned into Xho I site of plasmid pSB11 (Japan Tobacco, Inc.) to form the plasmid pAX810. pAX810 is organized such that the 3.45 kb DNA fragment containing the promoter—GDC-1—terminator construct may be excised from pAX810 by double digestion with KpnI and XbaI for transformation into plants using aerosol beam injection. The structure of pAX810 was verified by restriction digests and gel electrophoresis and by sequencing across the various cloning junctions.

[0112] Plasmid pAX810 was mobilized into Agrobacterium tumifaciens strain LBA4404 which also harbored the plasmid pSB1 (Japan Tobacco, Inc.), using triparental mating procedures well known in the art, and plated on media containing spectinomycin. Plasmid pAX810 carries spectinomycin resistance but is a narrow host range plasmid and cannot replicate in Agrobacterium. Spectinomycin resistant colonies arise when pAX810 integrates into the broad host range plasmid pSB1 through homologous recombination. The cointegrate product of pSB1 and pAX810 was named pAX204 and was verified by Southern hybridization (data not shown). The Agrobacterium strain harboring pAX204 was used to transform maize by the PureIntro method (Japan Tobacco).

Example 16 Transformation of GDC-1 into Plant Cells

[0113] Maize ears are collected 8-12 days after pollination. Embryos are isolated from the ears, and those embryos 0.8-1.5 mm in size are used for transformation. Embryos are plated scutellum side-up on a suitable incubation media, such as DN62A5S media (3.98 g/L N6 Salts; 1 mL/L (of 1000×Stock) N6 Vitamins; 800 mg/L L-Asparagine; 100 mg/L Myo-inositol; 1.4 g/L L-Proline; 100 mg/L Casaminoacids; 50 g/L sucrose; 1 mL/L (of 1 mg/mL Stock) 2,4-D). However, media and salts other than DN62A5S are suitable and are known in the art. Embryos are incubated overnight at 25° C. in the dark.

[0114] The resulting explants are transferred to mesh squares (30-40 per plate), transferred onto osmotic media for 30-45 minutes, and then transferred to a beaming plate (see, for example, PCT Publication No. WO/0138514 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,842).

[0115] DNA constructs designed to express GDC-1 in plant cells are accelerated into plant tissue using an aerosol beam accelerator, using conditions essentially as described in PCT Publication No. WO/0138514. After beaming, embryos are incubated for 30 min on osmotic media, and placed onto incubation media overnight at 25° C. in the dark. To avoid unduly damaging beamed explants, they are incubated for at least 24 hours prior to transfer to recovery media. Embryos are then spread onto recovery period media, for 5 days, 25° C. in the dark, then transferred to a selection media. Explants are incubated in selection media for up to eight weeks, depending on the nature and characteristics of the particular selection utilized. After the selection period, the resulting callus is transferred to embryo maturation media, until the formation of mature somatic embryos is observed. The resulting mature somatic embryos are then placed under low light, and the process of regeneration is initiated by methods known in the art. The resulting shoots are allowed to root on rooting media, and the resulting plants are transferred to nursery pots and propagated as transgenic plants.

Materials DN62A5S Media

[0116] Components per liter Source Chu'S N6 Basal 3.98 g/L Phytotechnology Labs Salt Mixture (Prod. No. C 416) Chu's N6   1 mL/L (of 1000 × Phytotechnology Labs Vitamin     Stock) Solution (Prod. No. C 149) L-Asparagine  800 mg/L Phytotechnology Labs Myo-inositol  100 mg/L Sigma L-Proline  1.4 g/L Phytotechnology Labs Casaminoacids  100 mg/L Fisher Scientific Sucrose   50 g/L Phytotechnology Labs 2,4-D (Prod. No.   1 mL/L (of 1 mg/mL Sigma D-7299)     Stock)

[0117] Adjust the pH of the solution to pH to 5.8 with 1N KOH/1N KCl, add Gelrite (Sigma) to 3 g/L, and autoclave. After cooling to 50° C., add 2 ml/L of a 5 mg/ml stock solution of Silver Nitrate (Phytotechnology Labs). Recipe yields about 20 plates.

Example 17 Transformation of GDC-1 into Plant Cells by Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation

[0118] Ears are collected 8-12 days after pollination. Embryos are isolated from the ears, and those embryos 0.8-1.5 mm in size are used for transformation. Embryos are plated scutellum side-up on a suitable incubation media, and incubated overnight at 25° C. in the dark. However, it is not necessary per se to incubate the embryos overnight. Embryos are contacted with an Agrobacterium strain containing the appropriate vectors for Ti plasmid mediated transfer for 5-10 min, and then plated onto co-cultivation media for 3 days (25° C. in the dark). After co-cultivation, explants are transferred to recovery period media for five days (at 25° C. in the dark). Explants are incubated in selection media for up to eight weeks, depending on the nature and characteristics of the particular selection utilized. After the selection period, the resulting callus is transferred to embryo maturation media, until the formation of mature somatic embryos is observed. The resulting mature somatic embryos are then placed under low light, and the process of regeneration is initiated as known in the art. The resulting shoots are allowed to root on rooting media, and the resulting plants are transferred to nursery pots and propagated as transgenic plants.

[0119] All publications and patent applications mentioned in the specification are indicative of the level of skill of those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. All publications and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

[0120] Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be obvious that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.

1 21 1 2210 DNA Unknown CDS (224)...(1951) Fungal isolate from soil sample 1 acgcggggtg cccacggaca acaattccct taggattatc tcctgtattg aatacactct 60 actttgcaac tttacctatt attcgacttt cttttagagg agcagcattg tcatcattac 120 ctgcccctcc atctgatacc taccttacat tgtcgccaac acacctataa gccataatat 180 accgactcaa agcaaaccac gcccattgtt tgattgttta atc atg gcc agc atc 235 Met Ala Ser Ile 1 aac atc agg gtg cag aat ctc gag caa ccc atg gac gtt gcc gag tat 283 Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp Val Ala Glu Tyr 5 10 15 20 ctt ttt cgg cgt ctc cac gaa atc ggc att cgc tcc atc cac ggt ctt 331 Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser Ile His Gly Leu 25 30 35 cca ggc gat tac aac ctt ctt gcc ctc gac tat ttg cca tca tgt ggc 379 Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu Pro Ser Cys Gly 40 45 50 ctg aga tgg gtt ggc agc gtc aac gaa ctc aat gct gct tat gct gct 427 Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala Ala Tyr Ala Ala 55 60 65 gat ggc tat gcc cgc gtc aag cag atg gga gct ctc atc acc act ttt 475 Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu Ile Thr Thr Phe 70 75 80 gga gtg gga gag ctc tca gcc atc aat ggc gtt gcc ggt gcc ttt tcg 523 Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala Gly Ala Phe Ser 85 90 95 100 gaa cac gtc cca gtc gtt cac att gtt ggc tgc cct tcc act gtc tcg 571 Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro Ser Thr Val Ser 105 110 115 cag cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga aac ggc gac ttc 619 Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly Asn Gly Asp Phe 120 125 130 aac atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc gaa gtg gcc aag 667 Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys Glu Val Ala Lys 135 140 145 ctc acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac cat gcc ctc cgc 715 Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp His Ala Leu Arg 150 155 160 gtt tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg ctt ccc acc gat 763 Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met Leu Pro Thr Asp 165 170 175 180 atg gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag gaa cca att gac 811 Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys Glu Pro Ile Asp 185 190 195 ttg tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca tac gtc gtt gac 859 Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala Tyr Val Val Asp 200 205 210 gtt gtc ctc aag tay ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc gtc atc ctt gtc 907 Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ile Leu Val 215 220 225 gat gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag gtt cat gat ctc 955 Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu Val His Asp Leu 230 235 240 atc gaa aag aca aac ctc cct gtc ttt gtc act cct atg ggc aaa ggt 1003 Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro Met Gly Lys Gly 245 250 255 260 gct gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc tat gcc ggt gac 1051 Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val Tyr Ala Gly Asp 265 270 275 ggc tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag tct tct gat ttg 1099 Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu Ser Ser Asp Leu 280 285 290 ata ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac act gct ggc ttc 1147 Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn Thr Ala Gly Phe 295 300 305 tct tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta cac agc gac cac 1195 Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu His Ser Asp His 310 315 320 tgc att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag atg agg ggt gtg 1243 Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val 325 330 335 340 ctg cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag atc aac gct cag 1291 Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln 345 350 355 cca gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac cga gat aac tca 1339 Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser 360 365 370 ccc gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg 1387 Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu 375 380 385 aag aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc 1435 Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly 390 395 400 atc tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc 1483 Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val 405 410 415 420 ctt tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt 1531 Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val 425 430 435 ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt 1579 Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val 440 445 450 ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att 1627 Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile 455 460 465 cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt 1675 Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe 470 475 480 acc att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc 1723 Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile 485 490 495 500 gca aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag 1771 Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys 505 510 515 acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt 1819 Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu 520 525 530 ctc aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag 1867 Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu 535 540 545 cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg atc atg act gca 1915 Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala 550 555 560 gaa gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag taa agtggactgt 1961 Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu * 565 570 575 catgaaggcc gatttaccac ctcataaatt gtaatagacc tgatacacat agatcaaggc 2021 aggtaccgat cattaatcaa gcaggtttgg atggggaagg attttgaaaa tgaggaaacg 2081 atgggatgat atttggaata actggccatt attttgagta cttataaaca aatttgaagt 2141 tcaatttttt ttcaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 2201 aaaaaaaaa 2210 2 1725 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(1725) Fungal isolate from soil sample 2 atg gcc agc atc aac atc agg gtg cag aat ctc gag caa ccc atg gac 48 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 gtt gcc gag tat ctt ttt cgg cgt ctc cac gaa atc ggc att cgc tcc 96 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 atc cac ggt ctt cca ggc gat tac aac ctt ctt gcc ctc gac tat ttg 144 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 cca tca tgt ggc ctg aga tgg gtt ggc agc gtc aac gaa ctc aat gct 192 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 gct tat gct gct gat ggc tat gcc cgc gtc aag cag atg gga gct ctc 240 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 atc acc act ttt gga gtg gga gag ctc tca gcc atc aat ggc gtt gcc 288 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 ggt gcc ttt tcg gaa cac gtc cca gtc gtt cac att gtt ggc tgc cct 336 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 tcc act gtc tcg cag cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga 384 Ser Thr Val Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 aac ggc gac ttc aac atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc 432 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 gaa gtg gcc aag ctc acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac 480 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 cat gcc ctc cgc gtt tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg 528 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 ctt ccc acc gat atg gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag 576 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 gaa cca att gac ttg tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca 624 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 tac gtc gtt gac gtt gtc ctc aag tay ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc 672 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 gtc atc ctt gtc gat gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag 720 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 gtt cat gat ctc atc gaa aag aca aac ctc cct gtc ttt gtc act cct 768 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 atg ggc aaa ggt gct gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc 816 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 tat gcc ggt gac ggc tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag 864 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 tct tct gat ttg ata ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac 912 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 act gct ggc ttc tct tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta 960 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 cac agc gac cac tgc att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag 1008 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 atg agg ggt gtg ctg cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag 1056 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 atc aac gct cag cca gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac 1104 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 cga gat aac tca ccc gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg 1152 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca 1200 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg 1248 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc 1296 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act 1344 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg 1392 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc 1440 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag 1488 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt 1536 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag 1584 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc 1632 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg 1680 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 atc atg act gca gaa gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag 1725 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 565 570 575 3 575 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 3 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 Ser Thr Val Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 565 570 575 4 835 DNA Unknown CDS (3)...(596) Fungal isolate from soil sample 4 ct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc 47 Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile 1 5 10 15 gtc att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag 95 Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys 20 25 30 ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att 143 Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile 35 40 45 ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat 191 Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp 50 55 60 gac aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc 239 Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe 65 70 75 cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag 287 Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys 80 85 90 95 ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc 335 Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe 100 105 110 att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc 383 Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe 115 120 125 aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc 431 Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe 130 135 140 gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc 479 Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr 145 150 155 ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa 527 Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys 160 165 170 175 gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg atc atg act gca gaa gct agc gcg agg 575 Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg 180 185 190 aac aat gcc aag aca gag taa agtggactgt catgaaggcc gatttaccac 626 Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu * 195 ctcataaatt gtaatagacc tgatacacat agatcaaggc aggtaccgat cattaatcaa 686 gcaggtttgg atggggaagg attttgaaaa tgaggaaacg atgggatgat atttggaata 746 actggccatt attttgagta cttataaaca aatttgaagt tcaatttttt ttcaaaaaaa 806 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 835 5 591 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(591) Fungal isolate from soil sample 5 ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc gtc 48 Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val 1 5 10 15 att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag ttt 96 Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att ggt 144 Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly 35 40 45 tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac 192 Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp 50 55 60 aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag 240 Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln 65 70 75 80 ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc 288 Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro 85 90 95 atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc att 336 Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile 100 105 110 cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc aag 384 His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys 115 120 125 gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc 432 Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala 130 135 140 gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc ttt 480 Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe 145 150 155 160 aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa 528 Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu 165 170 175 gat gct cct cga gca ttg atc atg act gca gaa gct agc gcg agg aac 576 Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn 180 185 190 aat gcc aag aca gag 591 Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 195 6 197 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 6 Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val 1 5 10 15 Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly 35 40 45 Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp 50 55 60 Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln 65 70 75 80 Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro 85 90 95 Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile 100 105 110 His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys 115 120 125 Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala 130 135 140 Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe 145 150 155 160 Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu 165 170 175 Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn 180 185 190 Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 195 7 678 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(678) Fungal isolate from soil sample 7 aca tat cca ggt gtc cag atg agg ggt gtg ctg cga caa gtg att aag 48 Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys 1 5 10 15 cag ctc gat gca tct gag atc aac gct cag cca gcg cca gtc gtc gag 96 Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu 20 25 30 aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac cga gat aac tca ccc gtc att aca caa gct 144 Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala 35 40 45 ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc gtc 192 Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val 50 55 60 att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag ttt 240 Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att ggt 288 Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly 85 90 95 tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac 336 Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp 100 105 110 aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag 384 Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln 115 120 125 ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc 432 Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro 130 135 140 atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc att 480 Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile 145 150 155 160 cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc aag 528 His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys 165 170 175 gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc 576 Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala 180 185 190 gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc ttt 624 Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe 195 200 205 aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa 672 Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu 210 215 220 gat gct 678 Asp Ala 225 8 226 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 8 Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys 1 5 10 15 Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu 20 25 30 Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala 35 40 45 Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val 50 55 60 Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly 85 90 95 Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp 100 105 110 Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln 115 120 125 Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro 130 135 140 Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile 145 150 155 160 His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys 165 170 175 Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala 180 185 190 Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe 195 200 205 Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu 210 215 220 Asp Ala 225 9 1636 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(1377) Fungal isolate from soil sample 9 cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga aac ggc gac ttc aac 48 Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn 1 5 10 15 atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc gaa gtg gcc aag ctc 96 Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys Glu Val Ala Lys Leu 20 25 30 acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac cat gcc ctc cgc gtt 144 Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp His Ala Leu Arg Val 35 40 45 tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg ctt ccc acc gat atg 192 Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met Leu Pro Thr Asp Met 50 55 60 gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag gaa cca att gac ttg 240 Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca tac gtc gtt gac gtt 288 Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala Tyr Val Val Asp Val 85 90 95 gtc ctc aag tac ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc gtc atc ctt gtc gat 336 Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ile Leu Val Asp 100 105 110 gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag gtt cat gat ctc atc 384 Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu Val His Asp Leu Ile 115 120 125 gaa aag aca aac ctc cct gtc ttt gtc act cct atg ggc aaa ggt gct 432 Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro Met Gly Lys Gly Ala 130 135 140 gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc tat gcc ggt gac ggc 480 Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag tct tct gat ttg ata 528 Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile 165 170 175 ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac act gct ggc ttc tct 576 Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser 180 185 190 tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta cac agc gac cac tgc 624 Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu His Ser Asp His Cys 195 200 205 att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag atg agg ggt gtg ctg 672 Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val Leu 210 215 220 cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag atc aac gct cag cca 720 Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro 225 230 235 240 gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac cga gat aac tca ccc 768 Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro 245 250 255 gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg aag 816 Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys 260 265 270 aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc atc 864 Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile 275 280 285 tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc ctt 912 Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu 290 295 300 tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt ctt 960 Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu 305 310 315 320 gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt ggt 1008 Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly 325 330 335 gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att cgt 1056 Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg 340 345 350 ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt acc 1104 Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr 355 360 365 att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc gca 1152 Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala 370 375 380 aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag acg 1200 Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr 385 390 395 400 gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt ctc 1248 Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu 405 410 415 aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag cta 1296 Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu 420 425 430 tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg atc atg act gca gaa 1344 Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu 435 440 445 gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag taa agtggactgt catgaaggcc 1397 Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu * 450 455 gatttaccac ctcataaatt gtaatagacc tgatacacat agatcaaggc aggtaccgat 1457 cattaatcaa gcaggtttgg atggggaagg attttgaaaa tgaggaaacg atgggatgat 1517 atttggaata actggccatt attttgagta cttataaaca aatttgaagt tcaatttttt 1577 ttcaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 1636 10 1374 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(1374) Fungal isolate from soil sample 10 cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga aac ggc gac ttc aac 48 Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn 1 5 10 15 atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc gaa gtg gcc aag ctc 96 Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys Glu Val Ala Lys Leu 20 25 30 acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac cat gcc ctc cgc gtt 144 Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp His Ala Leu Arg Val 35 40 45 tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg ctt ccc acc gat atg 192 Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met Leu Pro Thr Asp Met 50 55 60 gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag gaa cca att gac ttg 240 Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca tac gtc gtt gac gtt 288 Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala Tyr Val Val Asp Val 85 90 95 gtc ctc aag tac ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc gtc atc ctt gtc gat 336 Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ile Leu Val Asp 100 105 110 gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag gtt cat gat ctc atc 384 Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu Val His Asp Leu Ile 115 120 125 gaa aag aca aac ctc cct gtc ttt gtc act cct atg ggc aaa ggt gct 432 Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro Met Gly Lys Gly Ala 130 135 140 gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc tat gcc ggt gac ggc 480 Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag tct tct gat ttg ata 528 Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile 165 170 175 ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac act gct ggc ttc tct 576 Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser 180 185 190 tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta cac agc gac cac tgc 624 Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu His Ser Asp His Cys 195 200 205 att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag atg agg ggt gtg ctg 672 Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val Leu 210 215 220 cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag atc aac gct cag cca 720 Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro 225 230 235 240 gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac cga gat aac tca ccc 768 Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro 245 250 255 gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg gga gag ttc ctg aag 816 Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys 260 265 270 aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca gcc aac ttt ggc atc 864 Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile 275 280 285 tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg ctt tct cag gtc ctt 912 Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu 290 295 300 tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc caa gga gcc gtt ctt 960 Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu 305 310 315 320 gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act atc ctc ttt gtt ggt 1008 Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly 325 330 335 gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg agc aca atg att cgt 1056 Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg 340 345 350 ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc aac gat ggc ttt acc 1104 Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr 355 360 365 att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag tac aac gac atc gca 1152 Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala 370 375 380 aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt ggc ggc tct aag acg 1200 Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr 385 390 395 400 gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag ctg gac agc ctt ctc 1248 Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu 405 410 415 aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc cag ttt gtc gag cta 1296 Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu 420 425 430 tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg atc atg act gca gaa 1344 Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu 435 440 445 gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag 1374 Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 450 455 11 458 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 11 Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn 1 5 10 15 Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys Glu Val Ala Lys Leu 20 25 30 Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp His Ala Leu Arg Val 35 40 45 Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met Leu Pro Thr Asp Met 50 55 60 Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala Tyr Val Val Asp Val 85 90 95 Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ile Leu Val Asp 100 105 110 Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu Val His Asp Leu Ile 115 120 125 Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro Met Gly Lys Gly Ala 130 135 140 Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile 165 170 175 Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser 180 185 190 Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu His Ser Asp His Cys 195 200 205 Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln Met Arg Gly Val Leu 210 215 220 Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro 225 230 235 240 Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro 245 250 255 Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys 260 265 270 Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile 275 280 285 Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala Leu Ser Gln Val Leu 290 295 300 Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys Gln Gly Ala Val Leu 305 310 315 320 Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr Ile Leu Phe Val Gly 325 330 335 Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu Ser Thr Met Ile Arg 340 345 350 Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr 355 360 365 Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala 370 375 380 Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr 385 390 395 400 Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu 405 410 415 Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu Gln Phe Val Glu Leu 420 425 430 Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Ile Met Thr Ala Glu 435 440 445 Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 450 455 12 30 DNA Unknown CDS (1)...(30) Oligonucleotide used for PCR amplification of GDC-1 12 tcc cag atg cca aag ttg gct gtt cca gtc 30 Ser Gln Met Pro Lys Leu Ala Val Pro Val 1 5 10 13 563 PRT Saccharomyces cerevisiae 13 Met Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Gly Lys Tyr Leu Phe Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln 1 5 10 15 Val Asn Val Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Phe Asn Leu Ser 20 25 30 Leu Leu Asp Lys Ile Tyr Glu Val Glu Gly Met Arg Trp Ala Gly Asn 35 40 45 Ala Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala Arg Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ile 50 55 60 Lys Gly Met Ser Cys Ile Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Asn Gly Ile Ala Gly Ser Tyr Ala Glu His Val Gly Val Leu 85 90 95 His Val Val Gly Val Pro Ser Ile Ser Ser Gln Ala Lys Gln Leu Leu 100 105 110 Leu His His Thr Leu Gly Asn Gly Asp Phe Thr Val Phe His Arg Met 115 120 125 Ser Ala Asn Ile Ser Glu Thr Thr Ala Met Ile Thr Asp Ile Cys Thr 130 135 140 Ala Pro Ala Glu Ile Asp Arg Cys Ile Arg Thr Thr Tyr Val Thr Gln 145 150 155 160 Arg Pro Val Tyr Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Asn Leu Val Asp Leu Asn Val 165 170 175 Pro Ala Lys Leu Leu Gln Thr Pro Ile Asp Met Ser Leu Lys Pro Asn 180 185 190 Asp Ala Glu Ser Glu Lys Glu Val Ile Asp Thr Ile Leu Val Leu Ala 195 200 205 Lys Asp Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ile Leu Ala Asp Ala Cys Cys Ser Arg 210 215 220 His Asp Val Lys Ala Glu Thr Lys Lys Leu Ile Asp Leu Thr Gln Phe 225 230 235 240 Pro Ala Phe Val Thr Pro Met Gly Lys Gly Ser Ile Ser Glu Gln His 245 250 255 Pro Arg Tyr Gly Gly Val Tyr Val Gly Thr Leu Ser Lys Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Lys Glu Ala Val Glu Ser Ala Asp Leu Ile Leu Ser Val Gly Ala Leu 275 280 285 Leu Ser Asp Phe Asn Thr Gly Ser Phe Ser Tyr Ser Tyr Lys Thr Lys 290 295 300 Asn Ile Val Glu Phe His Ser Asp His Met Lys Ile Arg Asn Ala Thr 305 310 315 320 Phe Pro Gly Val Gln Met Lys Phe Val Leu Gln Lys Leu Leu Thr Asn 325 330 335 Ile Ala Asp Ala Ala Lys Gly Tyr Lys Pro Val Ala Val Pro Ala Arg 340 345 350 Thr Pro Ala Asn Ala Ala Val Pro Ala Ser Thr Pro Leu Lys Gln Glu 355 360 365 Trp Met Trp Asn Gln Leu Gly Asn Phe Leu Gln Glu Gly Asp Val Val 370 375 380 Ile Ala Glu Thr Gly Thr Ser Ala Phe Gly Ile Asn Gln Thr Thr Phe 385 390 395 400 Pro Asn Asn Thr Tyr Gly Ile Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly 405 410 415 Phe Thr Thr Gly Ala Thr Leu Gly Ala Ala Phe Ala Ala Glu Glu Ile 420 425 430 Asp Pro Lys Lys Arg Val Ile Leu Phe Ile Gly Asp Gly Ser Leu Gln 435 440 445 Leu Thr Val Gln Glu Ile Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Trp Gly Leu Lys Pro 450 455 460 Tyr Leu Phe Val Leu Asn Asn Asp Gly Tyr Thr Ile Glu Lys Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 His Gly Pro Lys Ala Gln Tyr Asn Glu Ile Gln Gly Trp Asp His Leu 485 490 495 Ser Leu Leu Pro Thr Phe Gly Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Thr His Arg Val 500 505 510 Ala Thr Thr Gly Glu Trp Asp Lys Leu Thr Gln Asp Lys Ser Phe Asn 515 520 525 Asp Asn Ser Lys Ile Arg Met Ile Glu Val Met Leu Pro Val Phe Asp 530 535 540 Ala Pro Gln Asn Leu Val Glu Gln Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Thr Asn 545 550 555 560 Ala Lys Gln 14 550 PRT Salmonella typhimurium 14 Met Gln Asn Pro Tyr Thr Val Ala Asp Tyr Leu Leu Asp Arg Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Gly Cys Gly Ile Gly His Leu Phe Gly Val Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu 20 25 30 Gln Phe Leu Asp His Val Ile Asp His Pro Thr Leu Arg Trp Val Gly 35 40 45 Cys Ala Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg 50 55 60 Met Ser Gly Ala Gly Ala Leu Leu Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Ile Ala Gly Ser Tyr Ala Glu Tyr Val Pro Val 85 90 95 Leu His Ile Val Gly Ala Pro Cys Ser Ala Ala Gln Gln Arg Gly Glu 100 105 110 Leu Met His His Thr Leu Gly Asp Gly Asp Phe Arg His Phe Tyr Arg 115 120 125 Met Ser Gln Ala Ile Ser Ala Ala Ser Ala Ile Leu Asp Glu Gln Asn 130 135 140 Ala Cys Phe Glu Ile Asp Arg Val Leu Gly Glu Met Leu Ala Ala Arg 145 150 155 160 Arg Pro Gly Tyr Ile Met Leu Pro Ala Asp Val Ala Lys Lys Thr Ala 165 170 175 Ile Pro Pro Thr Gln Ala Leu Ala Leu Pro Val His Glu Ala Gln Ser 180 185 190 Gly Val Glu Thr Ala Phe Arg Tyr His Ala Arg Gln Cys Leu Met Asn 195 200 205 Ser Arg Arg Ile Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Phe Leu Ala Gly Arg Phe Gly 210 215 220 Leu Arg Pro Leu Leu Gln Arg Trp Met Ala Glu Thr Pro Ile Ala His 225 230 235 240 Ala Thr Leu Leu Met Gly Lys Gly Leu Phe Asp Glu Gln His Pro Asn 245 250 255 Phe Val Gly Thr Tyr Ser Ala Gly Ala Ser Ser Lys Glu Val Arg Gln 260 265 270 Ala Ile Glu Asp Ala Asp Arg Val Ile Cys Val Gly Thr Arg Phe Val 275 280 285 Asp Thr Leu Thr Ala Gly Phe Thr Gln Gln Leu Pro Ala Glu Arg Thr 290 295 300 Leu Glu Ile Gln Pro Tyr Ala Ser Arg Ile Gly Glu Thr Trp Phe Asn 305 310 315 320 Leu Pro Met Ala Gln Ala Val Ser Thr Leu Arg Glu Leu Cys Leu Glu 325 330 335 Cys Ala Phe Ala Pro Pro Pro Thr Arg Ser Ala Gly Gln Pro Val Arg 340 345 350 Ile Asp Lys Gly Glu Leu Thr Gln Glu Ser Phe Trp Gln Thr Leu Gln 355 360 365 Gln Tyr Leu Lys Pro Gly Asp Ile Ile Leu Val Asp Gln Gly Thr Ala 370 375 380 Ala Phe Gly Ala Ala Ala Leu Ser Leu Pro Asp Gly Ala Glu Val Val 385 390 395 400 Leu Gln Pro Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Tyr Ser Leu Pro Ala Ala Phe 405 410 415 Gly Ala Gln Thr Ala Cys Pro Asp Arg Arg Val Ile Leu Ile Ile Gly 420 425 430 Asp Gly Ala Ala Gln Leu Thr Ile Gln Glu Met Gly Ser Met Leu Arg 435 440 445 Asp Gly Gln Ala Pro Val Ile Leu Leu Leu Asn Asn Asp Gly Tyr Thr 450 455 460 Val Glu Arg Ala Ile His Gly Ala Ala Gln Arg Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala 465 470 475 480 Ser Trp Asn Trp Thr Gln Ile Pro Pro Ala Leu Asn Ala Ala Gln Gln 485 490 495 Ala Glu Cys Trp Arg Val Thr Gln Ala Ile Gln Leu Ala Glu Val Leu 500 505 510 Glu Arg Leu Ala Arg Pro Gln Arg Leu Ser Phe Ile Glu Val Met Leu 515 520 525 Pro Lys Ala Asp Leu Pro Glu Leu Leu Arg Thr Val Thr Arg Ala Leu 530 535 540 Glu Ala Arg Asn Gly Gly 545 550 15 568 PRT Zymomonas mobilis 15 Met Ser Tyr Thr Val Gly Thr Tyr Leu Ala Glu Arg Leu Val Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Lys His His Phe Ala Val Ala Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Val Leu 20 25 30 Leu Asp Asn Leu Leu Leu Asn Lys Asn Met Glu Gln Val Tyr Cys Cys 35 40 45 Asn Glu Leu Asn Cys Gly Phe Ser Ala Glu Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Lys 50 55 60 Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Val Thr Tyr Ser Val Gly Ala His Ser Ala 65 70 75 80 Phe Asp Ala Ile Gly Gly Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asn Leu Pro Val Ile Leu 85 90 95 Ile Ser Gly Ala Pro Asn Asn Asn Asp His Ala Ala Gly His Val Leu 100 105 110 His His Ala Leu Gly Lys Thr Asp Tyr His Tyr Gln Leu Glu Met Ala 115 120 125 Lys Asn Ile Thr Ala Ala Ala Glu Ala Ile Tyr Thr Pro Glu Glu Ala 130 135 140 Pro Ala Lys Ile Asp His Val Ile Lys Thr Ala Leu Ala Lys Lys Lys 145 150 155 160 Pro Val Tyr Leu Glu Ile Ala Cys Asn Ile Ala Ser Met Pro Cys Ala 165 170 175 Ala Pro Gly Pro Ala Ser Ala Leu Phe Asn Asp Glu Ala Ser Asp Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ser Leu Asn Ala Ala Val Asp Glu Thr Leu Lys Phe Ile Ala Asn 195 200 205 Arg Asp Lys Val Ala Val Leu Val Gly Ser Lys Leu Arg Ala Ala Gly 210 215 220 Ala Glu Glu Ala Ala Val Lys Phe Thr Asp Ala Leu Gly Gly Ala Val 225 230 235 240 Ala Thr Met Ala Ala Ala Lys Ser Phe Phe Pro Glu Glu Asn Pro His 245 250 255 Tyr Ile Gly Thr Ser Trp Gly Glu Val Ser Tyr Pro Gly Val Glu Lys 260 265 270 Thr Met Lys Glu Ala Asp Ala Val Ile Ala Leu Ala Pro Val Phe Asn 275 280 285 Asp Tyr Ser Thr Thr Gly Trp Thr Asp Ile Pro Asp Pro Lys Lys Leu 290 295 300 Val Leu Ala Glu Pro Arg Ser Val Val Val Arg Arg Ile Arg Phe Pro 305 310 315 320 Ser Val His Leu Lys Asp Tyr Leu Thr Arg Leu Ala Gln Lys Val Ser 325 330 335 Lys Lys Thr Gly Ser Leu Asp Phe Phe Lys Ser Leu Asn Ala Gly Glu 340 345 350 Leu Lys Lys Ala Ala Pro Ala Asp Pro Ser Ala Pro Leu Val Asn Ala 355 360 365 Glu Ile Ala Arg Gln Val Glu Ala Leu Leu Thr Pro Asn Thr Thr Val 370 375 380 Ile Ala Glu Thr Gly Asp Ser Trp Phe Asn Ala Gln Arg Met Lys Leu 385 390 395 400 Pro Asn Gly Ala Arg Val Glu Tyr Glu Met Gln Trp Gly His Ile Gly 405 410 415 Trp Ser Val Pro Ala Ala Phe Gly Tyr Ala Val Gly Ala Pro Glu Arg 420 425 430 Arg Asn Ile Leu Met Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln 435 440 445 Glu Val Ala Gln Met Val Arg Leu Lys Leu Pro Val Ile Ile Phe Leu 450 455 460 Ile Asn Asn Tyr Gly Tyr Thr Ile Glu Val Met Ile His Asp Gly Pro 465 470 475 480 Tyr Asn Asn Ile Lys Asn Trp Asp Tyr Ala Gly Leu Met Glu Val Phe 485 490 495 Asn Gly Asn Gly Gly Tyr Asp Ser Gly Ala Ala Lys Gly Leu Lys Ala 500 505 510 Lys Thr Gly Gly Glu Leu Ala Glu Ala Ile Lys Val Ala Leu Ala Asn 515 520 525 Thr Asp Gly Pro Thr Leu Ile Glu Cys Phe Ile Gly Arg Glu Asp Cys 530 535 540 Thr Glu Glu Leu Val Lys Trp Gly Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Ala Asn Ser 545 550 555 560 Arg Lys Pro Val Asn Lys Leu Leu 565 16 687 PRT Saccharomyces cerevisiae 16 Met Ile Arg Gln Ser Thr Leu Lys Asn Phe Ala Ile Lys Arg Cys Phe 1 5 10 15 Gln His Ile Ala Tyr Arg Asn Thr Pro Ala Met Arg Ser Val Ala Leu 20 25 30 Ala Gln Arg Phe Tyr Ser Ser Ser Ser Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Ala Ser Pro 35 40 45 Leu Pro Ala Ser Lys Arg Pro Glu Pro Ala Pro Ser Phe Asn Val Asp 50 55 60 Pro Leu Glu Gln Pro Ala Glu Pro Ser Lys Leu Ala Lys Lys Leu Arg 65 70 75 80 Ala Glu Pro Asp Met Asp Thr Ser Phe Val Gly Leu Thr Gly Gly Gln 85 90 95 Ile Phe Asn Glu Met Met Ser Arg Gln Asn Val Asp Thr Val Phe Gly 100 105 110 Tyr Pro Gly Gly Ala Ile Leu Pro Val Tyr Asp Ala Ile His Asn Ser 115 120 125 Asp Lys Phe Asn Phe Val Leu Pro Lys His Glu Gln Gly Ala Gly His 130 135 140 Met Ala Glu Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Ser Gly Lys Pro Gly Val Val Leu 145 150 155 160 Val Thr Ser Gly Pro Gly Ala Thr Asn Val Val Thr Pro Met Ala Asp 165 170 175 Ala Phe Ala Asp Gly Ile Pro Met Val Val Phe Thr Gly Gln Val Pro 180 185 190 Thr Ser Ala Ile Gly Thr Asp Ala Phe Gln Glu Ala Asp Val Val Gly 195 200 205 Ile Ser Arg Ser Cys Thr Lys Trp Asn Val Met Val Lys Ser Val Glu 210 215 220 Glu Leu Pro Leu Arg Ile Asn Glu Ala Phe Glu Ile Ala Thr Ser Gly 225 230 235 240 Arg Pro Gly Pro Val Leu Val Asp Leu Pro Lys Asp Val Thr Ala Ala 245 250 255 Ile Leu Arg Asn Pro Ile Pro Thr Lys Thr Thr Leu Pro Ser Asn Ala 260 265 270 Leu Asn Gln Leu Thr Ser Arg Ala Gln Asp Glu Phe Val Met Gln Ser 275 280 285 Ile Asn Lys Ala Ala Asp Leu Ile Asn Leu Ala Lys Lys Pro Val Leu 290 295 300 Tyr Val Gly Ala Gly Ile Leu Asn His Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg Leu Leu 305 310 315 320 Lys Glu Leu Ser Asp Arg Ala Gln Ile Pro Val Thr Thr Thr Leu Gln 325 330 335 Gly Leu Gly Ser Phe Asp Gln Glu Asp Pro Lys Ser Leu Asp Met Leu 340 345 350 Gly Met His Gly Cys Ala Thr Ala Asn Leu Ala Val Gln Asn Ala Asp 355 360 365 Leu Ile Ile Ala Val Gly Ala Arg Phe Asp Asp Arg Val Thr Gly Asn 370 375 380 Ile Ser Lys Phe Ala Pro Glu Ala Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Glu Gly Arg 385 390 395 400 Gly Gly Ile Ile His Phe Glu Val Ser Pro Lys Asn Ile Asn Lys Val 405 410 415 Val Gln Thr Gln Ile Ala Val Glu Gly Asp Ala Thr Thr Asn Leu Gly 420 425 430 Lys Met Met Ser Lys Ile Phe Pro Val Lys Glu Arg Ser Glu Trp Phe 435 440 445 Ala Gln Ile Asn Lys Trp Lys Lys Glu Tyr Pro Tyr Ala Tyr Met Glu 450 455 460 Glu Thr Pro Gly Ser Lys Ile Lys Pro Gln Thr Val Ile Lys Lys Leu 465 470 475 480 Ser Lys Val Ala Asn Asp Thr Gly Arg His Val Ile Val Thr Thr Gly 485 490 495 Val Gly Gln His Gln Met Trp Ala Ala Gln His Trp Thr Trp Arg Asn 500 505 510 Pro His Thr Phe Ile Thr Ser Gly Gly Leu Gly Thr Met Gly Tyr Gly 515 520 525 Leu Pro Ala Ala Ile Gly Ala Gln Val Ala Lys Pro Glu Ser Leu Val 530 535 540 Ile Asp Ile Asp Gly Asp Ala Ser Phe Asn Met Thr Leu Thr Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Ser Ser Ala Val Gln Ala Gly Thr Pro Val Lys Ile Leu Ile Leu Asn 565 570 575 Asn Glu Glu Gln Gly Met Val Thr Gln Trp Gln Ser Leu Phe Tyr Glu 580 585 590 His Arg Tyr Ser His Thr His Gln Leu Asn Pro Asp Phe Ile Lys Leu 595 600 605 Ala Glu Ala Met Gly Leu Lys Gly Leu Arg Val Lys Lys Gln Glu Glu 610 615 620 Leu Asp Ala Lys Leu Lys Glu Phe Val Ser Thr Lys Gly Pro Val Leu 625 630 635 640 Leu Glu Val Glu Val Asp Lys Lys Val Pro Val Leu Pro Met Val Ala 645 650 655 Gly Gly Ser Gly Leu Asp Glu Phe Ile Asn Phe Asp Pro Glu Val Glu 660 665 670 Arg Gln Gln Thr Glu Leu Arg His Lys Arg Thr Gly Gly Lys His 675 680 685 17 686 PRT Magnaporthe grisea 17 Met Leu Arg Thr Val Gly Arg Lys Ala Leu Arg Gly Ser Ser Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Cys Ser Arg Thr Ile Ser Thr Leu Lys Pro Ala Thr Ala Thr Ile Ala 20 25 30 Lys Pro Gly Ser Arg Thr Leu Ser Thr Pro Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr 35 40 45 Ala Pro Arg Thr Lys Pro Ser Ala Ser Phe Asn Ala Arg Arg Asp Pro 50 55 60 Gln Pro Leu Val Asn Pro Arg Ser Gly Glu Ala Asp Glu Ser Phe Ile 65 70 75 80 Gly Lys Thr Gly Gly Glu Ile Phe His Glu Met Met Leu Arg Gln Asn 85 90 95 Val Lys His Ile Phe Gly Tyr Pro Gly Gly Ala Ile Leu Pro Val Phe 100 105 110 Asp Ala Ile Tyr Asn Ser Lys His Ile Asp Phe Val Leu Pro Lys His 115 120 125 Glu Gln Gly Ala Gly His Met Ala Glu Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Ser Gly 130 135 140 Lys Pro Gly Val Val Leu Val Thr Ser Gly Pro Gly Ala Thr Asn Val 145 150 155 160 Ile Thr Pro Met Ala Asp Ala Leu Ala Asp Gly Thr Pro Leu Val Val 165 170 175 Phe Ser Gly Gln Val Val Thr Ser Asp Ile Gly Ser Asp Ala Phe Gln 180 185 190 Glu Ala Asp Val Ile Gly Ile Ser Arg Ser Cys Thr Lys Trp Asn Val 195 200 205 Met Val Lys Ser Ala Asp Glu Leu Pro Arg Arg Ile Asn Glu Ala Phe 210 215 220 Glu Ile Ala Thr Ser Gly Arg Pro Gly Pro Val Leu Val Asp Pro Ala 225 230 235 240 Lys Asp Val Thr Ala Ser Val Leu Arg Arg Ala Ile Pro Thr Glu Thr 245 250 255 Ser Ile Pro Ser Ile Ser Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala Val Gln Glu Ala Gly 260 265 270 Arg Lys Gln Leu Glu His Ser Ile Lys Arg Val Ala Asp Leu Val Asn 275 280 285 Ile Ala Lys Lys Pro Val Ile Tyr Ala Gly Gln Gly Val Ile Leu Ser 290 295 300 Glu Gly Gly Val Glu Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Ala Asp Lys Ala Ser Ile 305 310 315 320 Pro Val Thr Thr Thr Leu His Gly Leu Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu Leu Asp 325 330 335 Glu Lys Ala Leu His Met Leu Gly Met His Gly Ser Ala Tyr Ala Asn 340 345 350 Met Ser Met Gln Glu Ala Asp Leu Ile Ile Ala Leu Gly Gly Arg Phe 355 360 365 Asp Asp Arg Val Thr Gly Ser Ile Pro Lys Phe Ala Pro Ala Ala Lys 370 375 380 Leu Ala Ala Ala Glu Gly Arg Gly Gly Ile Val His Phe Glu Ile Met 385 390 395 400 Pro Lys Asn Ile Asn Lys Val Val Gln Ala Thr Glu Ala Ile Glu Gly 405 410 415 Asp Val Ala Ser Asn Leu Lys Leu Leu Leu Pro Lys Ile Glu Gln Arg 420 425 430 Ser Met Thr Asp Arg Lys Glu Trp Phe Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Trp Lys 435 440 445 Glu Lys Trp Pro Leu Ser His Tyr Glu Arg Ala Glu Arg Ser Gly Leu 450 455 460 Ile Lys Pro Gln Thr Leu Ile Glu Glu Leu Ser Asn Leu Thr Ala Asp 465 470 475 480 Arg Lys Asp Met Thr Tyr Ile Thr Thr Gly Val Gly Gln His Gln Met 485 490 495 Trp Thr Ala Gln His Phe Arg Trp Arg His Pro Arg Ser Met Ile Thr 500 505 510 Ser Gly Gly Leu Gly Thr Met Gly Tyr Gly Leu Pro Ala Ala Ile Gly 515 520 525 Ala Lys Val Ala Arg Pro Asp Ala Leu Val Ile Asp Ile Asp Gly Asp 530 535 540 Ala Ser Phe Asn Met Thr Leu Thr Glu Leu Ser Thr Ala Ala Gln Phe 545 550 555 560 Asn Ile Gly Val Lys Val Ile Val Leu Asn Asn Glu Glu Gln Gly Met 565 570 575 Val Thr Gln Trp Gln Asn Leu Phe Tyr Glu Asp Arg Tyr Ser His Thr 580 585 590 His Gln Arg Asn Pro Asp Phe Met Lys Leu Ala Asp Ala Met Asp Val 595 600 605 Gln His Arg Arg Val Ser Lys Pro Asp Asp Val Gly Asp Ala Leu Thr 610 615 620 Trp Leu Ile Asn Thr Asp Gly Pro Ala Leu Leu Glu Val Met Thr Asp 625 630 635 640 Lys Lys Val Pro Val Leu Pro Met Val Pro Gly Gly Asn Gly Leu His 645 650 655 Glu Phe Ile Thr Phe Asp Ala Ser Lys Asp Lys Gln Arg Arg Glu Leu 660 665 670 Met Arg Ala Arg Thr Asn Gly Leu His Gly Arg Thr Ala Val 675 680 685 18 1728 DNA Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 18 atg gcc agc atc aac atc agg gtg cag aat ctc gag caa ccc atg gac 48 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 gtt gcc gag tat ctt ttc cgg cgt ctc cac gaa atc ggc att cgc tcc 96 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 atc cac ggt ctt cca ggc gat tac aac cct ctt gcc ctc gac tat ttg 144 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Pro Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 cca tca tgt ggc ctg aga tgg gtt ggc agc gtc aac gaa ctc aat gct 192 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 gct tat gct gct gat ggc tat gcc cgc gtc aag cag atg gga gct ctc 240 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 atc acc act ttt gga gtg gga gag ctc tca gcc atc aat ggc gtt gcc 288 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 ggt gcc ttt tcg gaa cac gtc cca gtc gtt cac att gtt ggc tgc cct 336 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 tcc act gcc tcg cag cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga 384 Ser Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 aac ggc gac ttc aac atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc 432 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 gaa gtg gcc aag ctc acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac 480 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 cat gcc ctc cgc gtt tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg 528 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 ctt ccc acc gat atg gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag 576 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 gaa cca att gac ttg tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca 624 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 tac gtc gtt gac gtt gtc ctc aag tac ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc 672 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 gtc atc ctt gtc gat gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag 720 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 gtt cat gat ctc atc gaa aag aca aac ctc ccc gtc ttt gtc act cct 768 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 atg ggc aaa ggt gct gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc 816 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 tat gcc ggt gac ggc tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag 864 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 tct tct gat ttg ata ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac 912 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 act gct ggc ttc tct tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta 960 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 cac agc gac cac tgc att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag 1008 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 atg agg ggt gtg ctg cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag 1056 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 atc aac gct cag cca gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac 1104 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 cga gat aac tca ccc gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg 1152 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca 1200 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg 1248 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc 1296 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act 1344 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg 1392 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc 1440 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag 1488 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt 1536 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag 1584 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc 1632 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg 1680 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 atc atg acg gca gaa gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag taa 1728 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu * 565 570 575 19 575 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 19 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Pro Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 Ser Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 565 570 575 20 1728 DNA Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 20 atg gcc agc atc aac atc agg gtg cag aat ctc gag caa ccc atg gac 48 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 gtt gcc gag tat ctt ttc cgg cgt ctc cac gaa atc ggc att cgc tcc 96 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 atc cac ggt ctt cca ggc gat tac aac ctt ctt gcc ctc gac tat ttg 144 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 cca tca tgt ggc ctg aga tgg gtt ggc agc gtc aac gaa ctc aat gct 192 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 gct tat gct gct gat ggc tat gcc cgc gtc aag cag atg gga gct ctc 240 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 atc acc act ttt gga gtg gga gag ctc tca gcc atc aat ggc gtt gcc 288 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 ggt gcc ttt tcg gaa cac gtc cca gtc gtt cac att gtt ggc tgc cct 336 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 tcc act gcc tcg cag cga aac ggc atg ctc ctc cac cac acg ctt gga 384 Ser Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 aac ggc gac ttc aac atc ttt gcc aac atg agc gct caa atc tct tgc 432 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 gaa gtg gcc aag ctc acc aac cct gcc gaa att gcg acc cag atc gac 480 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 cat gcc ctc cgc gtt tgc ttc att cgt tct cgg ccc gtc tac atc atg 528 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 ctt ccc acc gat atg gtc cag gcc aaa gta gaa ggt gcc aga ctc aag 576 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 gaa cca att gac ttg tcg gag cct cca aat gat ccc gag aaa gaa gca 624 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 tac gtc gtt gac gtt gtc ctc aag tac ctc cgt gct gca aag aac ccc 672 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 gtc atc ctt gtc gat gct tgt gct atc cgt cat cgt gtt ctt gat gag 720 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 gtt cat gat ctc atc gaa aag aca aac ctc ccc gtc ttt gtc act cct 768 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 atg ggc aaa ggt gct gtt aac gaa gaa cac ccg aca tat ggt ggt gtc 816 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 tat gcc ggt gac ggc tca cat ccg cct caa gtt aag gac atg gtt gag 864 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 tct tct gat ttg ata ttg aca atc ggt gct ctc aag agc gac ttc aac 912 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 act gct ggc ttc tct tac cgt acc tca cag ctg aac acg att gat cta 960 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 cac agc gac cac tgc att gtc aaa tac tcg aca tat cca ggt gtc cag 1008 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 atg agg ggt gtg ctg cga caa gtg att aag cag ctc gat gca tct gag 1056 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 atc aac gct cag cca gcg cca gtc gtc gag aat gaa gtt gcc aaa aac 1104 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 cga gat aac tca ccc gtc att aca caa gct ttc ttc tgg ccg cgc gtg 1152 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 gga gag ttc ctg aag aag aac gac atc gtc att acc gag act gga aca 1200 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 gcc aac ttt ggc atc tgg gat act aag ttt ccc tct ggc gtt act gcg 1248 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 ctt tct cag gtc ctt tgg gga agc att ggt tgg tcc gtt ggt gcc tgc 1296 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 caa gga gcc gtt ctt gca gcc gcc gat gac aac agc gat cgc aga act 1344 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 atc ctc ttt gtt ggt gat ggc tca ttc cag ctc act gct caa gaa ttg 1392 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 agc aca atg att cgt ctc aag ctg aag ccc atc atc ttt gtc atc tgc 1440 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 aac gat ggc ttt acc att gaa cga ttc att cac ggc atg gaa gcc gag 1488 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 tac aac gac atc gca aat tgg gac ttc aag gct ctg gtt gac gtc ttt 1536 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 ggc ggc tct aag acg gcc aag aag ttc gcc gtc aag acc aag gac gag 1584 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 ctg gac agc ctt ctc aca gac cct acc ttt aac gcc gca gaa tgc ctc 1632 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 cag ttt gtc gag cta tat atg ccc aaa gaa gat gct cct cga gca ttg 1680 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 atc atg acg gca gaa gct agc gcg agg aac aat gcc aag aca gag taa 1728 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu * 565 570 575 21 575 PRT Unknown Fungal isolate from soil sample 21 Met Ala Ser Ile Asn Ile Arg Val Gln Asn Leu Glu Gln Pro Met Asp 1 5 10 15 Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Phe Arg Arg Leu His Glu Ile Gly Ile Arg Ser 20 25 30 Ile His Gly Leu Pro Gly Asp Tyr Asn Leu Leu Ala Leu Asp Tyr Leu 35 40 45 Pro Ser Cys Gly Leu Arg Trp Val Gly Ser Val Asn Glu Leu Asn Ala 50 55 60 Ala Tyr Ala Ala Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Val Lys Gln Met Gly Ala Leu 65 70 75 80 Ile Thr Thr Phe Gly Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Val Ala 85 90 95 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu His Val Pro Val Val His Ile Val Gly Cys Pro 100 105 110 Ser Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Asn Gly Met Leu Leu His His Thr Leu Gly 115 120 125 Asn Gly Asp Phe Asn Ile Phe Ala Asn Met Ser Ala Gln Ile Ser Cys 130 135 140 Glu Val Ala Lys Leu Thr Asn Pro Ala Glu Ile Ala Thr Gln Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 His Ala Leu Arg Val Cys Phe Ile Arg Ser Arg Pro Val Tyr Ile Met 165 170 175 Leu Pro Thr Asp Met Val Gln Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Leu Lys 180 185 190 Glu Pro Ile Asp Leu Ser Glu Pro Pro Asn Asp Pro Glu Lys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Tyr Val Val Asp Val Val Leu Lys Tyr Leu Arg Ala Ala Lys Asn Pro 210 215 220 Val Ile Leu Val Asp Ala Cys Ala Ile Arg His Arg Val Leu Asp Glu 225 230 235 240 Val His Asp Leu Ile Glu Lys Thr Asn Leu Pro Val Phe Val Thr Pro 245 250 255 Met Gly Lys Gly Ala Val Asn Glu Glu His Pro Thr Tyr Gly Gly Val 260 265 270 Tyr Ala Gly Asp Gly Ser His Pro Pro Gln Val Lys Asp Met Val Glu 275 280 285 Ser Ser Asp Leu Ile Leu Thr Ile Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Asp Phe Asn 290 295 300 Thr Ala Gly Phe Ser Tyr Arg Thr Ser Gln Leu Asn Thr Ile Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 His Ser Asp His Cys Ile Val Lys Tyr Ser Thr Tyr Pro Gly Val Gln 325 330 335 Met Arg Gly Val Leu Arg Gln Val Ile Lys Gln Leu Asp Ala Ser Glu 340 345 350 Ile Asn Ala Gln Pro Ala Pro Val Val Glu Asn Glu Val Ala Lys Asn 355 360 365 Arg Asp Asn Ser Pro Val Ile Thr Gln Ala Phe Phe Trp Pro Arg Val 370 375 380 Gly Glu Phe Leu Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile Val Ile Thr Glu Thr Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 Ala Asn Phe Gly Ile Trp Asp Thr Lys Phe Pro Ser Gly Val Thr Ala 405 410 415 Leu Ser Gln Val Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Gly Trp Ser Val Gly Ala Cys 420 425 430 Gln Gly Ala Val Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Asn Ser Asp Arg Arg Thr 435 440 445 Ile Leu Phe Val Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 Ser Thr Met Ile Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Val Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 Asn Asp Gly Phe Thr Ile Glu Arg Phe Ile His Gly Met Glu Ala Glu 485 490 495 Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ala Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ala Leu Val Asp Val Phe 500 505 510 Gly Gly Ser Lys Thr Ala Lys Lys Phe Ala Val Lys Thr Lys Asp Glu 515 520 525 Leu Asp Ser Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Thr Phe Asn Ala Ala Glu Cys Leu 530 535 540 Gln Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Glu Asp Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Met Thr Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Arg Asn Asn Ala Lys Thr Glu 565 570 575 

That which is claimed:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1,2,4,5,7,9; 10, 18, or 20; b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having glyphosate resistance activity; c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21; d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity; and, e) a complement of any of a)-d).
 2. An isolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleotide sequence is a synthetic sequence that has been designed for expression in a plant.
 3. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 2, wherein said synthetic sequence has an increased GC content.
 4. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim
 1. 5. The vector of claim 4, further comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous polypeptide.
 6. A host cell that contains the vector of claim
 4. 7. The host cell of claim 6 that is a bacterial host cell.
 8. The host cell of claim 6 that is a plant cell.
 9. A transgenic plant comprising the host cell of claim
 8. 10. The plant of claim 9, wherein said plant is selected from the group consisting of maize, sorghum, wheat, sunflower, tomato, crucifers, peppers, potato, cotton, rice, soybean, sugarbeet, sugarcane, tobacco, barley, and oilseed rape.
 11. Transgenic seed of a plant of claim
 9. 12. An isolated polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21; b) a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20; c) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity; and, d) a polypeptide that is encoded by a nucleotide sequence that is at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity.
 13. The polypeptide of claim 12 further comprising a heterologous amino acid sequence.
 14. A method for producing a polypeptide with glyphosate resistance activity, comprising culturing the host cell of claim 6 under conditions in which a nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide is expressed, said polypeptide being selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21; b) a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20; c) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity; and, d) a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity.
 15. A method for conferring resistance to glyphosate in a plant, said method comprising transforming said plant with a DNA construct, said construct comprising a promoter that drives expression in a plant cell operably linked with a nucleotide sequence at least 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, and regenerating a transformed plant.
 16. A plant having stably incorporated into its genome a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein having glyphosate resistance activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20; b) a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having glyphosate resistance activity; c) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21; and, d) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity; wherein said nucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter that drives expression of a coding sequence in a plant cell.
 17. A plant cell having stably incorporated into its genome a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein having herbicide resistance activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20; b) a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, or 20, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having glyphosate resistance activity; c) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21; and, d) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 8, 11, 19, or 21, wherein said polypeptide has glyphosate resistance activity; wherein said nucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter that drives expression of a coding sequence in a plant cell. 